Bibliograph

Moons, a very short introduction, David A. Rothery

Type

Label

Moons, a very short introduction, David A. Rothery

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-148) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Moons

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

934716208

Responsibility statement

David A. Rothery

Series statement

Very short introductions, 450

Sub title

a very short introduction

Summary

Proving to be both varied and fascinating, moons are far more common than planets in our Solar System. Our own Moon has had a profound influence on Earth, not only through tidal effects, but even on the behaviour of some marine animals. Many remarkable things have been discovered about the moons of the giant outer planets from Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, and other spacecraft. Scientists have glimpsed volcanic activity on Io, found oceans of water on Titan, and captured photos of icy geysers bursting from Enceladus. It looks likely that microbial life beyond the Earth may be discovered on a moon rather than a planet. --Publisher

Table Of Contents

The discovery and significance of moons -- The moon -- The moon's influence on us -- The moons of giant planets -- Regular satellites in close up -- The moons of Mars : captured asteroids -- Moons of small bodies -- Moons in other planetary systems : exomoons

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