The Cambridge Guide to the Solar System (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

Richly illustrated with full-color images, this book is a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the planets, their moons, and recent exoplanet discoveries. This second edition of a now classic reference is brought up to date with fascinating new discoveries from 12 recent Solar System missions. Examples include water on the Moon, volcanism on Mercury's previously unseen half, vast buried glaciers on Mars, geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus, lakes of hydrocarbons on Titan, encounter with asteroid Itokawa, and sample return from comet Wild 2. The book is further enhanced by hundreds of striking new images of the planets and moons. Written at an introductory level appropriate for undergraduate and high-school students, it provides fresh insights that appeal to anyone with an interest in planetary science. A website hosted by the author contains all the images in the book with an overview of their importance. A link to this can be found at www.cambridge.org/solarsystem.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2011
First published:	April 2011
Authors:	Kenneth R. Lang
Dimensions:	284 x 229 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	502
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-19857-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Solar system > General
LSN:	0-521-19857-7
Barcode:	9780521198578

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