Solar System Ices

Predicted long ago to be present on the surface of planetary bodies by theoreticians and recently shown by interplanetary spacecraft and ground- based instruments to be ubiquitous in the Solar System, ices in a broad sense have become an extremely important subject in planetary research. Ices found on objects formed in the remote parts of the Solar System contain a message about the composition and mode of formation of our planetary system. There are also objects that contain icy materials that bear signatures of past events on a geological timescale. Their study is one of the best means of inquiring about the origins, accessing the past and anticipating the future of our Solar System. <br/> The reviews in this book collect together a series of papers covering the physics and chemistry of ices, as well as the geology of icy surfaces. They present an extensive summary of their chemical and physical properties relevant to planetary astronomy. They also provide an overview of planetary bodies that contain ices and the outstanding problems of the field. <br/> <em>Audience:</em> The book is intended to become a reference for researchers and graduate students. It is accessible to senior graduate students with a background in planetary science.

Year

1998

Language

English

Series

Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 0067-0057 -- 227

Publisher

Springer Netherlands

Editions

3

Pages

828

ISBN

9789401152525

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