Moons :
Rothery, David A.
Moons : a very short introduction David A. Rothery - New Delhi : Oxford University Press, ©2015. - xv, 153 p. : ill.; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 450. . - Very short introductions ; 450. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-148) and index.
The discovery and significance of moons -- The moon -- The moon's influence on us -- The moons of giant planets -- Regular satellites in close up -- The moons of Mars : captured asteroids -- Moons of small bodies -- Moons in other planetary systems : exomoons.
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Proving to be both varied and fascinating, moons are far more common than planets in our Solar System. Our own Moon has had a profound influence on Earth, not only through tidal effects, but even on the behaviour of some marine animals. Many remarkable things have been discovered about the moons of the giant outer planets from Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, and other spacecraft. Scientists have glimpsed volcanic activity on Io, found oceans of water on Titan, and captured photos of icy geysers bursting from Enceladus. It looks likely that microbial life beyond the Earth may be discovered on a moon rather than a planet. --Publisher.
9780198735274
2015943217
Satellites.
Moon.
QB401 / .R66 2015
523.98 / ROT-M
Moons : a very short introduction David A. Rothery - New Delhi : Oxford University Press, ©2015. - xv, 153 p. : ill.; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 450. . - Very short introductions ; 450. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-148) and index.
The discovery and significance of moons -- The moon -- The moon's influence on us -- The moons of giant planets -- Regular satellites in close up -- The moons of Mars : captured asteroids -- Moons of small bodies -- Moons in other planetary systems : exomoons.
Access restricted to authorized users.
Proving to be both varied and fascinating, moons are far more common than planets in our Solar System. Our own Moon has had a profound influence on Earth, not only through tidal effects, but even on the behaviour of some marine animals. Many remarkable things have been discovered about the moons of the giant outer planets from Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, and other spacecraft. Scientists have glimpsed volcanic activity on Io, found oceans of water on Titan, and captured photos of icy geysers bursting from Enceladus. It looks likely that microbial life beyond the Earth may be discovered on a moon rather than a planet. --Publisher.
9780198735274
2015943217
Satellites.
Moon.
QB401 / .R66 2015
523.98 / ROT-M