Mercury

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Mercury

edited by André Balogh, Leonid Ksanfomality, Rudolf von Steiger

(Space sciences series of ISSI, 26)

Springer, 2008

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Space science reviews

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Reprinted from: Space science reviews, v. 132, nos. 2-4, 2007

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This fascinating book reviews the progress made in Mercury studies since the flybys by Mariner 10 in 1974-75. Thus far, it is the only book on Mercury which balances a wide range of Earth-based observations, made under difficult conditions, with the only available space-based data. The text is based on continued research using the Mariner 10 archive, on observations from Earth, and on increasingly realistic models of this mysterious planet's interior evolution.

Table of Contents

The Origin of Mercury.- Mercury's Interior Structure, Rotation, and Tides.- Interior Evolution of Mercury.- The Origin of Mercury's Internal Magnetic Field.- The Surface of Mercury as Seen by Mariner 10.- Radar Imaging of Mercury.- Earth-Based Visible and Near-IR Imaging of Mercury.- Mercury's Surface Composition and Character as Measured by Ground-Based Observations.- Processes that Promote and Deplete the Exosphere of Mercury.- Electromagnetic Induction Effects and Dynamo Action in the Hermean System.- Hermean Magnetosphere-Solar Wind Interaction.- Magnetosphere-Exosphere-Surface Coupling at Mercury.- Plasma Waves in the Hermean Magnetosphere.- Particle Acceleration in Mercury's Magnetosphere.- Missions to Mercury.

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  • NCID
    BA86511889
  • ISBN
    • 9780387775388
  • LCCN
    2008920289
  • Country Code
    sz
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Bern
  • Pages/Volumes
    463 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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