{"product_id":"9781402045202","title":"Encyclopedia of Planetary Sciences","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEncyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series Earth and Environmental Science Reference Module Physical and Materials Science Reference Module Earth and Environmental Sciences\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEncyclopedia of Planetary Sciences\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJ.H. Shirley | Rhodes W. Fairbridge\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Space Science \/ Astronomy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eContaining more than 450 entries by some 200 eminent  contributors from all over the world, the \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of Planetary  Sciences\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to present this information in an  authoritative yet approachable way. This encyclopedia deals with the  atmospheres, surfaces and interiors of the planets and moons, and with  the interplanetary environment of plasma fields, as well as with  asteroids and meteorites. Processes such as accretion,  differentiation, thermal evolution and impact cratering form another  category of entries. Remote sensing techniques employed in  investigation and exploration, such as magnetometry, photometry, and  spectroscopy are described in separate articles. In addition the  Encyclopedia chronicles the history of planetary science, including  biographies of pioneering scientists, and detailed descriptions of all  major lunar and planetary missions and programs. The \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia  of Planetary Sciences\u003c\/em\u003e is superbly illustrated throughout with over  450 line drawings, 180 black and white photographs, and 63 colour  illustrations. It will be a key reference source for planetary  scientists, astronomers, and workers in related disciplines such as  geophysics, geology and the atmospheric sciences. Included in this  book is a PC and Mac compatible CD-ROM containing over 200 relevant  planetary and related images available from NASA. This CD-ROM has been  specially compiled for the Encyclopedia by The United States National  Space Science Data Center.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eJames H. Shirley\u003c\/em\u003e has written many scientific publications in the fields of lunar and terrestrial seismology, solar physics, and atmospheric sciences. He is a member of the Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer Science team of the Galileo Mission to Jupiter, based at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.\r\n\r\nProfessor \u003cem\u003eRhodes W. Fairbridge\u003c\/em\u003e is emeritus Professor of Geology at Columbia University and is now visiting scientist at the Goddard Institute of Space Studies (NASA, NY). He has edited more that two dozen encyclopedias and authored more than three-hundred scientific publications.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 September 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781402045202\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDigital delivered electronically\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e990\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51553975697548,"sku":"9781402045202","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781402045202.jpg?v=1784770027","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781402045202","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}