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An Introduction to the Solar System - Softcover

 
9781108430845: An Introduction to the Solar System
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1108430848 ISBN 13: 9781108430845
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2018

Synopsis

Updated third edition introduces undergraduates to the Solar System's bodies, the processes upon and within them, and their origins and evolution.

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About the Authors

David A. Rothery is a volcanologist and planetary scientist at The Open University, with a background in geological remote sensing and a special fascination for the satellites of the outer planets. He has been involved in several space missions, and leads the Surface and Composition Working Group for the European Space Agency's BepiColombo mission to Mercury.

Neil McBride joined the Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute, at The Open University, in 2000 as Lecturer in Planetary and Space Science. His major teaching interests being in planetary science, physics and astronomy, and space science. He now works in acoustics supporting sustainable building design.

Iain Gilmour is Professor of Isotope Geochemistry at The Open University, where he undertakes research on the geochemistry of past climate change and large scale planetary impacts. He has taught on a wide range of Open University Science modules in the geosciences and planetary sciences as well as delivering courses at other institutions.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108430848
ISBN 13 
9781108430845
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
442
Editor
Rothery David A.