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020 _a9781108411981
040 _cIIT Kanpur
041 _aeng
082 _a523.2
_bL692f
100 _aLissauer, Jock J.
245 _aFundamental planetary sciences
_bphysics, chemistry and habitability
_cJack J. Lissauer and Imke de Pater
250 _aUpdated edition
260 _bCambridge University Press
_c2019
_aCambridge
300 _axv, 604p
520 _aA quantitative introduction to the Solar System and planetary systems science for advanced undergraduate students, this engaging textbook explains the wide variety of physical, chemical and geological processes that govern the motions and properties of planets. The authors provide an overview of our current knowledge and discuss some of the unanswered questions at the forefront of research in planetary science and astrobiology today. This updated edition contains the latest data, new references and planetary images and an extensively rewritten chapter on current research on exoplanets. The text concludes with an introduction to the fundamental properties of living organisms and the relationship that life has to its host planet. With more than 200 exercises to help students learn how to apply the concepts covered, this textbook is ideal for a one-semester or two-quarter course for undergraduate students.
650 _aPlanetary rings
650 _aPlanetary theory
650 _aPlanetology
700 _aImke, de Pater
942 _cBK
999 _c560683
_d560683