000			02891cam a2200277 i 4500
999			_c8689 _d8689
001			869066574
008			140121t20142014ne a be 001 0 eng
010			_a2014002257
020			_a9780124158450
020			_a978 0112 41584 50
040			_aPSt/DLC _beng _erda _cUPM _dDLC _dPUL _dYDXCP _dBTCTA _dCDX _dYAM _dTAP _dOCLCF _dSHH _dCOO _dOVY
050			_aQB501 _b.E53 2014
050			_aQB501 _b.E53 2014
082			_222nd ed. _a523.203 SPO _b1
100			_aSPOHN,Tilman
245	0	0	_aEncyclopedia of the solar system / _cedited by Tilman Spohn, Institut of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Centre (DLR), Berlin, Germany, Doris Breuer, Institut of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Centre (DLR), Berlin, Germany, Torrence Johnson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Pasadena, CA, USA
250			_aThird edition
264		1	_aAmsterdam ; _aBoston : _bElsevier, _c2014
300			_axxi, 1311 pages : _billustrations (some color) ; _c29 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
520			_a"This book is filled with the knowledge about our solar system that resulted from all this exploration, whether by spacecraft or by telescopes both in space and earth-bound. All of this new knowledge is based on discoveries made in the interim by scientist-explorers who have followed their inborn human imperative to explore and to understand. Many old mysteries, misunderstandings, and fears that existed 50 years ago about what lay beyond the Earth have been eliminated. We now know the major features of the landscape in our cosmic backyard and can look forward to the adventure, excitement, and new knowledge that will result from more in-depth exploration by today's spacecraft, such as those actually exploring the surface of these faraway places, including the Huygens Titan lander and the Mars Exploration rovers, doing things that were unimaginable before the Space Age began. The Encyclopedia of the Solar System is filled with images, illustrations, and charts to aid in understanding. Every object in the solar system is covered by at least one chapter. Other chapters are devoted to the relationships among the objects in the solar system and with the galaxy beyond. The processes that operate on solar system objects, in their atmospheres, on their surfaces, in their interiors, and interactions with space itself are all described in detail. There are chapters on how we explore and learn about the solar system and about the investigations used to make new discoveries. And there are chapters on the history of solar system exploration and the missions that have carried out this enterprise. All written by an international set of world-class scientists using rigorous yet easy-to-understand prose"-- _cProvided by publisher
700	1		_aSpohn, T. _q(Tilman), _eeditor
700	1		_aBreuer, Doris, _d1965- _eeditor
700	1		_aJohnson, T. V. _q(Torrence V.), _eeditor
942			_2ddc _cBK