Richly illustrated with full-color images, this book is a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the planets, their moons, and recent exoplanet discoveries. This second edition of a now classic reference is brought up to date with fascinating new discoveries from 12 recent Solar System missions. Examples include water on the Moon, volcanism on Mercury's previously unseen half, vast buried glaciers on Mars, geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus, lakes of hydrocarbons on Titan, encounter with asteroid Itokawa, and sample return from comet Wild 2. The book is further enhanced by hundreds of striking new images of the planets and moons. Written at an introductory level appropriate for undergraduate and high-school students, it provides fresh insights that appeal to anyone with an interest in planetary science. A website hosted by the author contains all the images in the book with an overview of their importance. A link to this can be found at www.cambridge.org/solarsystem.
0 有用 小熊大臣272 2017-01-20 00:38:15
终于看完啦！这好像还是俺从头到尾看完的第一本行星的教科书呢。作为博士一名真是不好意思。。是一本不错的教科书，寓教于乐，故事性还挺强，想必作者也是一名风雅人士。当然，也是行星科学界大牛。
0 有用 小熊大臣272 2017-01-20 00:38:15
终于看完啦！这好像还是俺从头到尾看完的第一本行星的教科书呢。作为博士一名真是不好意思。。是一本不错的教科书，寓教于乐，故事性还挺强，想必作者也是一名风雅人士。当然，也是行星科学界大牛。