Overview
- Provides a detailed analysis of past, current, and future studies of the lunar environment
- Serves as a valuable resource for astronomers, astrophysicists, and scientists interested in working on other worlds
- Written by respected experts in a variety of disciplines; all sharing their insight into the value our Moon brings to us
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Table of contents (241 entries)
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Front Matter
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About this book
The Encyclopedia of Lunar Science includes the latest topical data, definitions, and explanations of the many and varied facets of lunar science. This is a very useful reference work for a broad audience, not limited to the professional lunar scientist: general astronomers, researchers, theoreticians, practitioners, graduate students, undergraduate students, and astrophysicists as well as geologists and engineers. The title includes all current areas of lunar science, with the topical entries being established tertiary literature. The work is technically suitable to most advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The articles include topics of varying technical levels so that the top scientists of the field find this work a benefit as well as the graduate students and the budding lunar scientists. A few examples of topical areas are as follows: Basaltic Volcanism, Lunar Chemistry, Time and Motion Coordinates, Cosmic Weathering through Meteoritic Impact, Environment, Geology, Geologic History, Impacts and Impact Processes, Lunar Surface Processes, Origin and Evolution Theories, Regolith, Stratigraphy, Tectonic Activity, Topography, Weathering through ionizing radiation from the solar wind, solar flares, and cosmic rays.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
He has published papers and posters on various astronomical subjects including peer-reviewed papers, posters at professional conferences and amateur astronomy publications. He has served as Board Member of the Houston Astronomical Society, is presently an Associate member of the American Astronomical Society, and a regular contributor of observationsto the American Association of Variable Star Observers. He taught astronomy at the University of St. Thomas every semester or summer session (one summer session per summer) from 2005 to 2015.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Encyclopedia of Lunar Science
Editors: Brian Cudnik
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14541-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Reference Module Physical and Materials Science, Reference Module Chemistry, Materials and Physics
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-14540-2Published: 27 April 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-14541-9Published: 13 May 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 1282
Number of Illustrations: 206 b/w illustrations, 435 illustrations in colour
Topics: Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Planetology, Mineral Resources, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Soil Science & Conservation