menu
{ "item_title" : "Planetary Diversity", "item_author" : [" Elizabeth J. Tasker", "Yuka Fujii", "Matthieu Laneuville "], "item_description" : "The last 30 years have seen an irrevocable change in the field of planetary science with the discovery of the first planets around stars other than our own Sun. While approximately 20 percent of the exoplanets we have discovered are close in size to the Earth, the similarity of their surface environment to our home world remains unknown. This book presents an exploration of the potential diversity of rocky planets through a quantitative study of how planetary processes change as properties deviate from the Earth. Changes in four specific properties are considered: the presence of a magnetic field, the production and loss of internal heat, planetary composition and volatile abundance.Key FeaturesProvides a quantitative exploration of the potential diversity of rocky planets through deviations from the EarthPresents current data and theories related to rocky planets from across the disciplines of astrophysics, solar system and Earth sciencesSummarizes information across all three fields relevant to the study of a particular planetary property, rather than by objectProvides a resource for seeding the cross-disciplinary work required to support up-coming instruments", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/0/75/032/138/0750321385_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "190.00", "online_price" : "190.00", "our_price" : "190.00", "club_price" : "190.00", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }
Planetary Diversity|Elizabeth J. Tasker

Planetary Diversity : Rocky planet processes and their observational signatures

local_shippingShip to Me
In Stock.
FREE Shipping for Club Members help

Overview

The last 30 years have seen an irrevocable change in the field of planetary science with the discovery of the first planets around stars other than our own Sun. While approximately 20 percent of the exoplanets we have discovered are close in size to the Earth, the similarity of their surface environment to our home world remains unknown. This book presents an exploration of the potential diversity of rocky planets through a quantitative study of how planetary processes change as properties deviate from the Earth. Changes in four specific properties are considered: the presence of a magnetic field, the production and loss of internal heat, planetary composition and volatile abundance.

Key Features

  • Provides a quantitative exploration of the potential diversity of rocky planets through deviations from the Earth
  • Presents current data and theories related to rocky planets from across the disciplines of astrophysics, solar system and Earth sciences
  • Summarizes information across all three fields relevant to the study of a particular planetary property, rather than by object
  • Provides a resource for seeding the cross-disciplinary work required to support up-coming instruments

This item is Non-Returnable

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780750321389
  • ISBN-10: 0750321385
  • Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
  • Publish Date: December 2020
  • Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.69 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.42 pounds
  • Page Count: 266

Related Categories

You May Also Like...

    1

BAM Customer Reviews