(Ebook) Planetary Rings: A Post-Equinox View by Esposito L. ISBN 9781107028821, 1107028825

(Ebook) Planetary Rings: A Post-Equinox View by Esposito L. ISBN 9781107028821, 1107028825

Fully updated and expanded, this new edition presents a cutting-edge summary of planetary rings, including results from Cassinis Saturn System, Equinox and Solstice missions, and the New Horizons flyby of Jupiter. The book introduces basic physical processes and simple mathematical approaches in an accessible manner, including N-body and stochastic models of ring dynamics. Further revised chapters present highlighted topics including Saturns F ring, Uranus rings and moons, Neptunes partial rings, dusty rings, and Jupiters ring-moon system after Galileo and New Horizons. Cassini results are fully integrated throughout, including new images in color, and a new Afterword links ring images in the Cassini Hall of Fame gallery to the relevant explanation in the text. An online cache of images and videos from NASAs collection makes it easy to locate relevant and beautiful illustrative materials. This is a key resource for students, researchers and professionals in planetary science, astronomy and space-mission research.