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Moons: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
Series: Very Short Introductions
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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. In this Very Short
Introduction David Rothery introduces the reader to the moons of
our Solar System, beginning with the early discoveries of Galileo
and others, describing their variety of mostly mythological names,
and the early use of Jupiter's moons to establish position at sea
and to estimate the speed of light. Rothery discusses the
structure, formation, and influence of our Moon, and those of the
other planets, and ends with the recent discovery of moons orbiting
asteroids, whilst looking forward to the possibility of finding
moons of exoplanets in planetary systems far beyond our own. ABOUT
THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford
University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every
subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get
ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts,
analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make
interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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