Icy Worlds of the Solar System
Author:   Pat Dasch
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9780521648448


Publication Date:   01 March 2004
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Earth is the only planet known to have liquid water, and water ice has been present over parts of the Earth for much of its history. Scientists have only recently come to understand how widespread the presence of ice is in our solar system. Deposits of water ice may exist in unexpected places, such as in the polar craters of Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun. Other ices, such as methane ice and nitrogen ice, abound in our solar system. This book focuses on the occurrence and significance of ices, and considers implications of the reservoirs of water ice for the presence of life elsewhere in our solar system, and for habitability by human explorers who may venture to these distant worlds in the future. This accessible text will be of interest to students and professionals in planetary science, geology, and related areas.

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Author:   Pat Dasch
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9780521648448


ISBN 10:   0521648440
Publication Date:   01 March 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9780521640480
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction J. I. Lunine; 1. The history and significance of ice on Earth R. Bindschadler; 2. Ice on Mercury and the Moon B. Butler; 3. How the Earth got its atmosphere T. Owen; 4. The frozen landscape of Mars M. T. Mellon; 5. The ice moons of Sol P. M. Schenk; 6. Triton, Pluto, and beyond J. A. Stansberry; 7. Comets: ices from the beginning of time D. P. Cruikshank.

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'... will richly reward readers for the time they devote to it.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association


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