Planetary diversity : rocky planet processes and their observational signatures /
| Other Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) :
IOP Publishing,
[2020]
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| Series: | IOP (Series). Release 21.
AAS-IOP astronomy. 2021 collection. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Abstract: | The last thirty years have seen an irrevocable change in the field of planetary science with the discovery of the first planets around stars other than our own Sun. While approximately twenty percent of the exoplanets we have discovered are close in size to the Earth, the similarity of their surface environment to our home world remains unknown. This book presents an exploration of the potential diversity of rocky planets through a quantitative study of how planetary processes change as properties deviate from the Earth. Changes in four specific properties are considered: the presence of a magnetic field, the production and loss of internal heat, planetary composition and volatile abundance. |
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| Item Description: | "Version: 20201201"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color). Also available in printing. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader. |
| Audience: | Astrophysicists and planetary scientists focussing on exoplanets. In particular, graduate students and researchers. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780750321402 9780750321396 |
| ISSN: | 2514-3433 |