An edition of Jupiter and Saturn
(2006)
Jupiter and Saturn
by Linda T. Elkins-Tanton
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Table of Contents
Jupiter: fast facts about a planet in orbit
Fundamental information about Jupiter
What makes gravity?
The interior of Jupiter
Materials, temperatures, and pressures
Elements and isotopes
What is pressure?
Magnetic field
Radio noise
Jupiter's surface appearance and conditions
Remote sensing
Optical depth
Changes in Jupiter's surface within human history: storms
Changes in Jupiter's surface within human history: comet Shoemaker-Levy
Jupiter's rings and moons
The surprise of Jupiter's rings
Jupiter's moons
What are synchronous orbits and synchronous rotation?
Moment of inertia factor
Rheology, or how solids can flow
Missions to Jupiter
Saturn: fast facts about a planet in orbit
Fundamental information about Saturn
Saturn's interior: composition and magnetic field
Structure, temperature, pressure
Internal heat production
Magnetic field
Saturn's surface appearance and weather
Saturn's rings and moons
Rings
Why are there rings?
Giovanni Cassini (1625-1712)
Saturn's moons
Fossa, sulci, and other terms for planetary landforms
Stable orbits for small bodies among much larger planets
Missions to Saturn
Conclusions: the known and the unknown
Appendix 1: units and measurements
Fundamental units
Comparisons among kelvin, celsius, and fahrenheit
Useful measures of distance
Definitions for electricity and magnetism
Prefixes
Appendix 2: light, wavelength, and radiation
Appendix 3: a list of all known moons.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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