Название: Ice Worlds of the Solar System: Their Tortured Landscapes and Biological Potential
Автор(ы): Michael Carroll
Издательство: Springer 2019
Страниц: 170
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 16 MB
Although there is a chance that certain planets may be habitable for life, the moons of planets might have even more to offer. The icy moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune have taught us important lessons about new volcanic forms―cryovolcanism―and the bizarre landscapes sculpted by those erupting geysers. Glaciers, ice mountains, and vast canyons mold the faces of these worlds of ice and thunder. Yet, many ice moons and dwarf planets, including Ceres and Pluto, are in fact sea worlds, hiding deep oceans beneath their ice crusts.
