Planetary Exploration and Science Recent Results and Advances Gebunden

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.