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Author Coustenis, Athena.

Title Titan : exploring an earthlike world / Athena Coustenis, Fredric W. Taylor ; with illustrations by D.J. Taylor.

Publication Info. Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., [2008]
©2008

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Edition 2nd ed.
Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Series on atmospheric, oceanic and planetary physics ; v. 4
Series on atmospheric, oceanic and planetary physics ; v. 4.
Note Previous edition: 1999.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-390) and index.
Summary Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World presents the most comprehensive description in book form of what is currently known about Titan, the largest satellite of the planet Saturn and arguably the most intriguing and mysterious world in the Solar System. Because of its resemblance to our own planet, Titan is often described as a "frozen primitive Earth" and is therefore of wide interest to scientists and educated laypersons from a wide range of backgrounds. The book aims to cater to all of these by using nontechnical language wherever possible, while maintaining a high standard of scientific rigor. The book is a fully revised and extensively updated edition of Titan: The Earthlike Moon, which was published in 1999, before the Cassini and Huygens missions arrived to orbit Saturn and land on Titan. As investigators on these missions, the authors use the latest results to present the most recent revelations and latest surprises about an exciting new world.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Titan (Satellite)
Titan (Satellite) -- Exploration.
Saturn (Planet) -- Satellites.
Saturn (Planet)
Satellites.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Taylor, F. W.
Taylor, D. J.
ISBN 9789812811615 (electronic book)
9812811613 (electronic book)