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Titan from Cassini-Huygens [electronic resource] / edited by Robert H. Brown, Jean-Pierre Lebreton, J. Hunter Waite.

By: Brown, Robert H [editor.].
Contributor(s): Lebreton, Jean-Pierre [editor.] | Waite, J. Hunter [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010Description: VIII, 535 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781402092152.Subject(s): Physics | Planetology | Astronomy | Astrophysics | Physics | Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology | Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences | PlanetologyDDC classification: 520 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Overview -- Earth-Based Perspective and Pre-Cassini–Huygens Knowledge of Titan -- The Origin and Evolution of Titan -- Titan's Interior Structure -- Geology and Surface Processes on Titan -- Composition of Titan's Surface -- Volatile Origin and Cycles: Nitrogen and Methane -- High-Altitude Production of Titan's Aerosols -- Titan's Astrobiology -- Atmospheric Structure and Composition -- Composition and Structure of the Ionosphere and Thermosphere -- Aerosols in Titan's Atmosphere -- Atmospheric Dynamics and Meteorology -- Seasonal Change on Titan -- Mass Loss Processes in Titan's Upper Atmosphere -- Energy Deposition Processes in Titan's Upper Atmosphere and Its Induced Magnetosphere -- Titan in the Cassini—Huygens Extended Mission -- Titan Beyond Cassini—Huygens -- Mapping Products of Titan's Surface.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book reviews our current knowledge of Saturn's largest moon Titan featuring the latest results obtained by the Cassini-Huygens mission. A global author team addresses Titan’s origin and evolution, internal structure, surface geology, the atmosphere and ionosphere as well as magnetospheric interactions. The book closes with an outlook beyond the Cassini-Huygens mission. Colorfully illustrated, this book will serve as a reference to researchers as well as an introduction for students.
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Overview -- Earth-Based Perspective and Pre-Cassini–Huygens Knowledge of Titan -- The Origin and Evolution of Titan -- Titan's Interior Structure -- Geology and Surface Processes on Titan -- Composition of Titan's Surface -- Volatile Origin and Cycles: Nitrogen and Methane -- High-Altitude Production of Titan's Aerosols -- Titan's Astrobiology -- Atmospheric Structure and Composition -- Composition and Structure of the Ionosphere and Thermosphere -- Aerosols in Titan's Atmosphere -- Atmospheric Dynamics and Meteorology -- Seasonal Change on Titan -- Mass Loss Processes in Titan's Upper Atmosphere -- Energy Deposition Processes in Titan's Upper Atmosphere and Its Induced Magnetosphere -- Titan in the Cassini—Huygens Extended Mission -- Titan Beyond Cassini—Huygens -- Mapping Products of Titan's Surface.

This book reviews our current knowledge of Saturn's largest moon Titan featuring the latest results obtained by the Cassini-Huygens mission. A global author team addresses Titan’s origin and evolution, internal structure, surface geology, the atmosphere and ionosphere as well as magnetospheric interactions. The book closes with an outlook beyond the Cassini-Huygens mission. Colorfully illustrated, this book will serve as a reference to researchers as well as an introduction for students.

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