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Satellites of the outer planets : worlds in their own right

Title
Satellites of the outer planets : worlds in their own right / David A. Rothery.
Author
Rothery, David A.
Publication
Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.

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Description
208 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm
Summary
Dr. Rothery casts a geologic eye over the major satellites of the outer planets, and shows that each one is a distinctive member of a family of worlds.
Subject
  • Outer planets > Satellites
  • Planetenmond
  • Planètes externes
  • Planètes externes > Satellites
  • Satellit (Planetenmond)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Composition and evolution of satellites -- Voyager -- Icy lithospheres -- Dead worlds -- Recently active worlds -- Active worlds -- Unseen worlds -- What next? -- Appendix: Names of surface features.
ISBN
  • 0198542895
  • 9780198542896
  • 0198542909
  • 9780198542902
LCCN
91027437
OCLC
  • ocm24142462
  • 24142462
  • SCSB-1948801
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library