Atlas of the Galilean Satellites
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2010
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-86835-8 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-86835-8 (ISBN)
Complete color global maps and high-resolution mosaics of Jupiter's four large moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are compiled for the first time in this important atlas. Featuring images taken from the recent Galileo mission, this atlas is a comprehensive mapping reference guide for researchers.
Complete color global maps and high-resolution mosaics of Jupiter's four large moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are compiled for the first time in this important atlas. The satellites are revealed as four visually striking and geologically diverse planetary bodies: Io's volcanic lavas and plumes and towering mountains; Europa's fissured ice surface; the craters, fractures and polar caps of Ganymede; and the giant impact basins, desiccated plains and icy pinnacles of Callisto. Featuring images taken from the recent Galileo mission, this atlas is a comprehensive mapping reference guide for researchers. It contains 65 global and regional maps, nearly 250 high-resolution mosaics, and images taken at resolutions from 500 meters to as high as 6 meters.
Complete color global maps and high-resolution mosaics of Jupiter's four large moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are compiled for the first time in this important atlas. The satellites are revealed as four visually striking and geologically diverse planetary bodies: Io's volcanic lavas and plumes and towering mountains; Europa's fissured ice surface; the craters, fractures and polar caps of Ganymede; and the giant impact basins, desiccated plains and icy pinnacles of Callisto. Featuring images taken from the recent Galileo mission, this atlas is a comprehensive mapping reference guide for researchers. It contains 65 global and regional maps, nearly 250 high-resolution mosaics, and images taken at resolutions from 500 meters to as high as 6 meters.
Paul Schenk is a staff scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas, where he specializes in impact craters and other features on icy satellites, and in 3-D imaging. He is currently analyzing released Cassini data of the icy satellites of Saturn, and assisting the New Horizons team to plan their encounter with Pluto in 2015.
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Format of the atlas; 3. Making the maps; 4. Geology of the Galilean satellites: an introduction to the images; 5. The satellites; 6. One big happy …; Appendixes; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.8.2010 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 795 Line drawings, color |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 248 x 282 mm |
| Gewicht | 1860 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-86835-1 / 0521868351 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-86835-8 / 9780521868358 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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