Giant Planets of Our Solar System An Introduction

This bookreviews the current state of knowledge of the atmospheres of the giant gaseous planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The current theories of their formation are reviewed and their recently observed temperature, composition and cloud structures are contrasted and compared with simpl...

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Main Author: Irwin, Patrick
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2003, 2003
Edition:1st ed. 2003
Series:Geophysical Sciences
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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