This contributed monograph is the first work to present the latest results and findings on the
new topic and hot field of planetary exploration and sciences e.g. lunar surface iron content
and mare orientale basalts Earth's gravity field Martian radar exploration crater
recognition ionosphere and astrobiology Comet ionosphere exoplanetary atmospheres and planet
formation in binaries. By providing detailed theory and examples this book helps readers to
quickly familiarize themselves with the field. In addition it offers a special section on
next-generation planetary exploration which opens a new landscape for future exploration plans
and missions.Prof. Shuanggen Jin works at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory Chinese
Academy of Sciences China. Dr. Nader Haghighipour works at the University of Hawaii-Manoa
USA. Prof. Wing-Huen Ip works at the National Central University Taiwan.
