Io After Galileo A New View of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon
Title:
Io After Galileo A New View of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon
Author:
Lopes, Rosaly M. C. author.
ISBN:
9783540488415
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Physical Description:
XXIII, 374 p. online resource.
Series:
Springer Praxis Books
Contents:
A history of the exploration of Io -- A summary of the Galileo mission and its observations of Io -- Formation and early evolution of Io -- The interior of Io -- Ionian mountains and tectonics: Insights into what lies beneath Io’s lofty peaks -- Active volcanism: Effusive eruptions -- Plumes and their deposits -- Io’s surface composition -- Io’s atmosphere -- Io’s neutral clouds, plasma torus, magnetospheric interaction -- Outstanding questions and future explorations.
Abstract:
Jupiter’s moon Io is the Solar System’s most exotic satellite. Active volcanism on Io was discovered from observations by the Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1979, confirming a possibility suggested from theoretical studies of Io’s orbit. Our knowledge of Io’s volcanism, composition, and space environment were significantly increased as a result of observations by the Galileo spacecraft from 1996 through 2001. The end of the Galileo mission in 2003 makes this an ideal time to summarize the new results in a book as no book has ever been written about Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io.
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Electronic Access:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48841-5