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The Outer Planets and their Moons

Comparative Studies of the Outer Planets prior to the Exploration of the Saturn System by Cassini-Huygens

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Editors:
  1. T. Encrenaz

    1. Laboratoire d’Etudes Spatiales et Instrumentales en Astrophysique, Observatoire de Paris, Meudon Cedex, France

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  2. R. Kallenbach

    1. International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland

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  3. T. C. Owen

    1. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA

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  4. C. Sotin

    1. Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique, Nantes Cedex 3, France

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Part of the book series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI (SSSI, volume 19)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. A Comparative Study of the Outer Planets Before the Exploration of Saturn by Cassini/Huygens: Introduction

    • T. Encrenaz, R. Kallenbach, T.C. Owen, C. Sotin
    Pages 1-7

  3. Formation and Evolution of the Giant Planets

    1. Formation of the Outer Planets

      • Jack J. Lissauer
      Pages 11-24

    2. Formation and Composition of Planetesimals

      • Daniel Gautier, Franck Hersant
      Pages 25-52

    3. Formation of the Cores of the Outer Planets

      • S. J. Weidenschilling
      Pages 53-66

    4. Structure and Evolution of Giant Planets

      • Isabelle Baraffe
      Pages 67-76

    5. Formation of Giant Planets — An Attempt in Matching Observational Constraints

      • Yann Alibert, Christoph Mordasini, Olivier Mousis, Willy Benz
      Pages 77-95

  4. Neutral Atmospheres of the Giant Planets and Their Satellites

    1. Neutral Atmospheres of the Giant Planets: An Overview of Composition Measurements

      • Thérèse Encrenaz
      Pages 99-119

    2. Coupled Clouds and Chemistry of the Giant Planets — A Case for Multiprobes

      • Sushil K. Atreya, Ah-San Wong
      Pages 121-136

    3. Comparative Study of the Dynamics of the Outer Planets

      • Reta F. Beebe
      Pages 137-154

    4. Photochemistry in Outer Solar System Atmospheres

      • Darrell F. Strobel
      Pages 155-170

    5. Formation and Evolution of Titan’s Atmosphere

      • Athena Coustenis
      Pages 171-184

    6. Aerosols on the Giant Planets and Titan

      • Régis Courtin
      Pages 185-199

    7. The Changing Face of Titan’s Haze: Is It All Dynamics?

      • Roos-Serote M.
      Pages 201-210

    8. Io’s Atmosphere and Surface-Atmosphere Interactions

      • Emmanuel Lellouch
      Pages 211-224

  5. Aurorae and Magnetospheres

    1. Solar System Magnetospheres

      • M. Blanc, R. Kallenbach, N.V. Erkaev
      Pages 227-298

    2. The Current Systems of the Jovian Magnetosphere and Ionosphere and Predictions for Saturn

      • Margaret Galland Kivelson
      Pages 299-318

    3. Giant Planet Ionospheres and Thermospheres: The Importance of Ion-Neutral Coupling

      • Steve Miller, Alan Aylward, George Millward
      Pages 319-343

    4. Energetic Particles in the Magnetosphere of Saturn and a Comparison with Jupiter

      • Norbert Krupp
      Pages 345-369

    5. Radio Wave Emission from the Outer Planets before Cassini

      • P. Zarka, W.S. Kurth, Philippe Zarka
      Pages 371-397
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About this book

Representatives of several scientific communities, such as planetary scientists, astronomers, space physicists, chemists and astrobiologists have met with the aim to review the knowledge on four major themes: (1) the study of the formation and evolution processes of the outer planets and their satellites, beginning with the formation of compounds and planetesimals in the solar nebula, and the subsequent evolution of the interiors of the outer planets, (2) a comparative study of the atmospheres of the outer planets and Titan, (3) the study of the planetary magnetospheres and their interactions with the solar wind, and (4) the formation and properties of satellites and rings, including their interiors, surfaces, and their interaction with the solar wind and the magnetospheres of the outer planets. Beyond these topics, the implications for the prebiotic chemical evolution on Europa and Titan are reviewed.

At the time of publication, the study of the outer planets is particularly motivated by the fact that the Saturn system is being investigated by the Cassini-Huygens mission.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratoire d’Etudes Spatiales et Instrumentales en Astrophysique, Observatoire de Paris, Meudon Cedex, France

    T. Encrenaz

  • International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland

    R. Kallenbach

  • University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA

    T. C. Owen

  • Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique, Nantes Cedex 3, France

    C. Sotin

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