Atmospheres and Ionospheres of the Outer Planets and Their Satellites

by S.K. Atreya and Sushil K. Atreya

One of the most fundamental discoveries of the solar system was the detection of four moons in orbit around Jupiter by Galileo Galilei in 1610. The discovery was significant not only in the context of Jupiter; it gave credence to and was instrumental in firmly establishing the heliocentric system of Nicolaus Copernicus. Almost four centuries after Galileo's discovery, exten sive observations by the two Voyager spacecrafts have once again revolu tionized...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 354016832X
• ISBN13: 9783540168324
• Release Date: December 1986
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.