Keywords:
Planetary rings.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Understanding of planetary rings continues to grow thanks to ongoing space missions, but few books reconcile this new knowledge. Ideal for graduate students and researchers, this volume explains the basic concepts and draws on exciting new findings to consolidate understanding across the field.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (610 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781108548281
Series Statement:
Cambridge Planetary Science Series ; v.Series Number 19
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=5330386
DDC:
523.9/8
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- I Introductory Material -- 1 Space Age Studies of Planetary Rings -- 2 An Introduction to Planetary Ring Dynamics -- II Ring Systems by Location -- 3 The Rings of Saturn -- 4 The Rings of Uranus -- 5 The Rings of Neptune -- 6 The Rings of Jupiter -- 7 Rings Beyond the Giant Planets -- III Ring Systems by Type and Topic -- 8 Moonlets in Dense Planetary Rings -- Plates -- 9 Meteoroid Bombardment and Ballistic Transport in Planetary Rings -- 10 Theory of Narrow Rings and Sharp Edges -- 11 Narrow Rings, Gaps, and Sharp Edges -- 12 Dusty Rings -- 13 The F Ring of Saturn -- 14 Plasma, Neutral Atmosphere, and Energetic Radiation Environments of Planetary Rings -- 15 Thermal Properties of Rings and Ring Particles -- 16 Computer Simulations of Planetary Rings -- 17 Laboratory Studies of Planetary Ring Systems -- 18 The Origin of Planetary Ring Systems -- IV Concluding Material -- 19 Future Missions to Planetary Rings -- 20 Planetary Rings and Other Astrophysical Disks -- 21 The Future of Planetary Rings Studies -- Index.
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