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Titan: Interior, Surface, Atmosphere, and Space Environment

Titan: Interior, Surface, Atmosphere, and Space Environment

Müller-Wodarg, Ingo
Griffith, Caitlin A.
Lellouch, Emmanuel

Hardcover

Series: Cambridge Planetary Science, Book 14

Astronomy & Space

ISBN10: 0521199921
ISBN13: 9780521199926
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Feb 24 2014
Pages: 494
Weight: 3.65
Height: 1.20 Width: 8.70 Depth: 11.10
Language: English
Titan, the largest of Saturn's moons, shares remarkable similarities with Earth. Its thick atmosphere is composed primarily of nitrogen; it features the most complex organic chemistry known outside of Earth and, uniquely, hosts an analog to Earth's hydrological cycle, with methane forming clouds, rain, and seas. Using the latest data from the ongoing Cassini-Huygens missions, laboratory measurements, and numerical simulations, this comprehensive reference examines the physical processes that shape Titan's fascinating atmospheric structure and chemistry, weather, climate, circulation, and surface geology. The text also surveys leading theories about Titan's origin and evolution, and assesses their implications for understanding the formation of other complex planetary bodies. Written by an international team of specialists, chapters offer detailed, comparative treatments of Titan's known properties and discuss the latest frontiers in the Cassini-Huygens mission, offering students and researchers of planetary science, geology, astronomy, and space physics an insightful reference and guide.

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