An Introduction to the Solar System

Cambridge University Press
Edition: 3, 1/11/2018
EAN 9781108430845, ISBN10: 1108430848

Paperback, 440 pages, 26.3 x 21 x 2.2 cm
Language: English

Ongoing advances in Solar System exploration continue to reveal its splendour and diversity in remarkable detail. This undergraduate-level textbook presents fascinating descriptions and colour images of the bodies in the Solar System, the processes that occur upon and within them, and their origins and evolution. It highlights important concepts and techniques in boxed summaries, while questions and exercises are embedded at appropriate points throughout the text, with full solutions provided. Written and edited by a team of practising planetary scientists, this third edition has been updated to reflect our current knowledge. It is ideal for introductory courses on the subject, and is suitable for self-study. The text is supported by online resources, hosted at www.cambridge.org/solarsystem3, which include selected figures from the book, self-assessment questions and sample tutor assignments, with outlines of suggested answers.

Introduction
1. A tour of the Solar System
2. The internal structure of the terrestrial planets
3. Planetary volcanism
4. Planetary surface processes
5. Atmospheres of terrestrial planets
6. The giant planets
7. Minor bodies of the Solar System
8. The origin of the Solar System
9. Meteorites
a record of formation
Answers and comments
Appendices
Glossary
Further reading
Acknowledgements
Figure references
Index.