Weird Worlds : Bizarre Bodies of the Solar System and Beyond

New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint : Springer, 2013

Abstract/Sommario: Oddities of the Inner Worlds -- Strange Little Worlds – Asteroids and Their Kin -- The Many Moons of the Solar System -- Titan – Weirdest World of Them All? -- Oddities of the Outer Worlds -- Strange Worlds Afar -- Observational Projects. - In Weird Worlds, the author discusses planets where temperatures are so high that it rains molten iron, and others so cold that liquid methane floods across plains of ice! Worlds are described where the lightest element acts like a metal and where w ...; [leggi tutto] Oddities of the Inner Worlds -- Strange Little Worlds – Asteroids and Their Kin -- The Many Moons of the Solar System -- Titan – Weirdest World of Them All? -- Oddities of the Outer Worlds -- Strange Worlds Afar -- Observational Projects. - In Weird Worlds, the author discusses planets where temperatures are so high that it rains molten iron, and others so cold that liquid methane floods across plains of ice! Worlds are described where the lightest element acts like a metal and where winds blow at thousands of miles per hour – as well as possible planets whose orbits are essentially parabolic. Weird Worlds is the third book in David Seargent’s “Weird” series. This book assumes a basic level of astronomical understanding and concentrates on the “odd and interesting” aspects of planetary bodies, including asteroids and moons. From our viewpoint here on Earth, this work depicts the most unusual features of these worlds and the ways in which they appear “weird” to us. Within our own Solar System, odd facts such as the apparent reversal of the Sun in the skies of Mercury, CO2-driven fountains of dust on Mars, possible liquid water (and perhaps primitive life!) deep within the dwarf planet Ceres, and a variety of odd facts about the planetary moons are all discussed. A special chapter is devoted to Saturn’s giant moon Titan, and its methane-based weather system and “hydrological” cycle. This chapter also includes recent speculation on the possibility of methane-based organisms and the form that these might take, if they really do exist. Beyond our Solar System, the book looks at the range of worlds discovered and hypothesized. In keeping with previous titles in David Seargent’s “Weird” series, Weird Worlds contains several projects that astronomers of all levels can participate [comprimi]

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Campo	Valore
Descrizione	Weird Worlds : Bizarre Bodies of the Solar System and Beyond / by David A. J. Seargent. - New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint : Springer, 2013. - XIII, 309 p. 51 ill., 23 ill. in color ; digital. - (Astronomers' Universe)
Specifiche	[Supporto spec. Risorsa elettr.] Risorsa remota
Note	Springer eBooks. - Printed edition: 9781461470632
Collezione	[Fa parte di] Astronomers' Universe [Vai al dettaglio]
Autori	Seargent, David A. J. - [Responsabilità principale] SpringerLink (Online service) - [Responsabilità secondaria]
Soggetto	Astronomy Astrophysics Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences Physics PLANETOLOGY Popular Science in Astronomy
Classificazione	500.5 520 - Astronomia e scienze connesse
Lingua	Inglese
Numeri	ISBN: 978-1-4614-7064-9 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7064-9 N. catalogo straniero: QB495-500.269 (Library of Congress Call Number)
ID scheda	128841
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