Icy Worlds of the Solar System - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521640482 ISBN 13: 9780521640480

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Earth is the only planet known to have liquid water, and water ice has been present over parts of the Earth for much of its history. Scientists have only recently come to understand how widespread the presence of ice is in our solar system. Deposits of water ice may exist in unexpected places, such as in the polar craters of Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun. Other ices, such as methane ice and nitrogen ice, abound in our solar system. This book focuses on the occurrence and significance of ices, and considers implications of the reservoirs of water ice for the presence of life elsewhere in our solar system, and for habitability by human explorers who may venture to these distant worlds in the future. This accessible text will be of interest to students and professionals in planetary science, geology, and related areas.

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About the Author

Pat Dasch is a consultant in the space industry, specialising in policy and public outreach.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521640482
• ISBN 13: 9780521640480
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216
• Editor: Dasch Pat