目錄
Foreword
I Introduction
Nature and Scope of Planetary Science
Guide to the Literature
Numbers in Science
Dimensions and Units
Exercises
II Astronomical Perspective
Introduction
Distance Scales in the Universe
The Big Bang
Limitations on Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
Galaxy and Star Formation
Structure and Classification of Galaxies
Classification of Stars
Stellar Evolution
Star Clusters
Stellar Origins
Outline of Star Formation
Stellar Explosions and Nucleosynthesis
Nuclear Cosmochronology
Exercises
III General Description of the Solar System
Introduction
The Sun
Orbits of the Planets
Changes in Orbital Motion
Properties of the Planets
Mass and Angular Momentum Distribution
Satellites
Asteroids
Comets
Meteors
Meteorites
Cosmic Dust
Cosmic Rays
Planetary Science in the Space Age
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IV The Sun and the Solar Nebula
V The Major Planets
VI Pluto and the Icy Satellites of the Outer Planets
VII Comets and Meteors
VIII Meteorites and Asteroids
IX The Airless Rocky Bodies: Io, Phobos, Deimos, the Moon, and Mercury
X The Terrestrial Planets: Mars, Venus, and Earth
XI Planets and Life around Other Stars
XII Future Prospects
Appendix I: Equilibrium Thermodynamics
Appendix II: Absorption and Emission of Radiation by Quantum Oscillators
Appendix III: Exploration of the Solar System
Appendix IV: Basic Physical Constants
Appendix V: Gravity Fields
Suggested Readings
Index
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