The Planetary Scientist's Companion

Name: The Planetary Scientist's Companion
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Katharina Lodders Bruce Jr. Fegley(Autor*in)

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Erschienen am 10. Dezember 1998

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Intro
Contents
1 Technical data
Table 1.1 The Greek alphabet
Table 1.2 Prefixes used with the SI system
Table 1.3 Basic SI and cgs units
Table 1.4 Derived SI units
Table 1.5 Frequently used constants
1.1 Conversion factors
Table 1.6 Length
Table 1.7 Area
Table 1.8 Volume
Table 1.9 Pressure
Table 1.10 Energy
Temperature conversions
Table 1.11 Time
Table 1.12 Concentration (by mass)
Density conversions
1.2 Mathematical formulae
Solution of quadratic equations
Solution of cubic equations
Some statistical formulae
Error propagation
Simple geometric formulae
The celestial sphere
Astronomical coordinate transformations
Some formulae related to orbital descriptions
Formulae useful for atmospheric modeling
1.3 Elemental data
Table 1.13 Periodic table of the elements
Table 1.14 Atomic weights and isotopic composition of the elements
Table 1.15 Metallic, covalent, and ionic radii, and coordination numbers (CN) of the elements
Table 1.16 Some radioactive nuclides, their stable daughter, and half-lives
Stable isotopes: Notation and reference standards
1.4 Minerals and compounds
Table 1.18 Physical properties of some minerals and compounds
Table 1.19 Melting and boiling points of some icy substances
Table 1.20 Vapor pressure over low-temperature solids and liquids
Table 1.21 Thermodynamic properties of some substances at 298.15 K
Oxygen fugacity buffers as a function of temperature
1.5 Partition coefficients
Table 1.22 Some partition coefficients between minerals and silicate melt (weight ratios)
Table 1.23 Some experimental metal/silicate and sulfide/ silicate partition coefficients (weight ratios)
Table 1.24 Isothermal metal/silicate partition coefficients as a function of oxygen fugacity
Table 1.25 Metal/silicate partition coefficients as a function of oxygen fugacity and temperature
Table 1.26 Isothermal sulfide/silicate partition coefficients as a function of oxygen fugacity
2 The solar system
2.1 Solar system elemental abundances
Table 2.1 Solar system abundances on the atomic astronomical scale
Table 2.2 Solar system abundances on the cosmochemical scale
2.2 Condensation chemistry of the elements in the solar nebula
Table 2.3 Equilibrium condensation chemistry of the elements in the solar nebula
2.3 The sun, the planets, and planetary satellites
Table 2.4 The sun, the planets, and planetary satellites: Comparison of orbital and some physical data
Table 2.5 Comparison of some planetary properties
Table 2.6 Comparison of the terrestrial planets and the moon
Table 2.7 Some physical properties of planetary atmospheres
3 The sun
Table 3.1 Physical parameters of the sun
Table 3.2 Solar interior structure standard model
Table 3.3 Solar model atmosphere
Table 3.4 Solar luminosity through time standard model
Table 3.5 Elemental abundances in the sun's photosphere
Table 3.6 Elemental abundances in the sun's corona
4 Mercury
Table 4.1 Some physical properties of Mercury
Table 4.2 Composition of Mercury's atmosphere
Table 4.3 Model mass distribution within Mercury
Table 4.4 Model compositions of Mercury
Table 4.5 Locations and sizes of craters on Mercury
5 Venus
Table 5.1 Spacecraft missions to Venus
Table 5.2 Some physical properties of Venus
Table 5.3 Temperature, pressure, and density in Venus' atmosphere
Table 5.4 Chemical composition of the atmosphere of Venus
Table 5.5 Isotopic composition of the atmosphere of Venus
Table 5.6 XRF elemental analyses of Venus' surface
Table 5.7 Gamma ray analyses of Venus' surface
Table 5.8 Model elemental abundance in Venus
Table 5.9 Model compositions of Venus
6 The earth and the moon
6.1 Earth
The solid earth
Earth's atmosphere
Earth's hydrosphere and oceans
6.2 The moon
Table 6.20 Spacecraft missions to the moon
Table 6.21 Some physical parameters of the moon
Table 6.22 Composition of the lunar atmosphere
Table 6.23 Composition of the moon, lunar bulk silicates, and the lunar highland crust
Table 6.24 Compositions of some typical lunar rocks
Table 6.25 Geologic time scale for the moon
Table 6.26 Locations, sizes, and ages of lunar maria
Table 6.27 Ages and diameters of lunar impact basins
Table 6.28 Locations and sizes of lunar impact craters
7 Mars and satellites
7.1 Mars
Table 7.1 Spacecraft missions to Mars
Table 7.2 Some physical properties of Mars
Table 7.3 Temperature, pressure, and density in Mars' atmosphere
Table 7.4 Chemical composition of the atmosphere of Mars
Table 7.5 Isotopic composition of the atmosphere of Mars
Table 7.6 Elemental analyses of the Martian surface
Table 7.7 Model mantle and core composition of Mars
Table 7.8 Model elemental abundances in Mars (mantle, crust, and core)
7.2 Phobos and Deimos
Table 7.9 Some physical properties of Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos
8 Jupiter, rings, and satellites
Table 8.1 Some physical properties of Jupiter
Table 8.2 Temperature, pressure and density in Jupiter's atmosphere
Table 8.3 Chemical composition of the atmosphere of Jupiter
Table 8.4 Jupiter's rings
Table 8.5 Some physical properties of the Galilean satellites
9 Saturn, rings and satellites
9.1 Saturn
Table 9.1 Some physical properties of Saturn
Table 9.2 Temperature, pressure, and density in Saturn's atmosphere
Table 9.3 Chemical composition of the atmosphere of Saturn
Table 9.4 Saturn's rings
9.2 Titan
Table 9.5 Some physical parameters of Saturn's moon Titan
Table 9.6 Temperature, pressure, and density of Titan's atmosphere
Table 9.7 Chemical composition of the atmosphere of Titan
10 Uranus, rings, and satellites
Table 10.1 Some physical properties of Uranus
Table 10.2 Temperature, pressure and density in Uranus' atmosphere
Table 10.3 Chemical composition of the atmosphere of Uranus
Table 10.4 Uranus' rings
11 Neptune, rings, and satellites
11.1 Neptune
Table 11.1 Some physical properties of Neptune
Table 11.2 Temperature, pressure and density in Neptune's atmosphere
Table 11.3 Chemical composition of the atmosphere of Neptune
Table 11.4 Neptune's rings
11.2 Triton
Table 11.5 Some physical properties of Neptune's moon Triton
12 Pluto and Charon
Table 12.1 Some physical properties of the Pluto-Charon system
13 The asteroids
13.1 Introduction
Table 13.1 Asteroids and possibly related meteorite groups
Table 13.2 Asteroid taxonomic classes and compositional interpretations
Table 13.3 Asteroid zone, groups, and some asteroid families
13.2 Gaspra
Table 13.4 Some physical properties of Gaspra
13.3 Ida and Dactyl
Table 13.5 Some physical properties of 243 Ida and (243)1 Dactyl
13.4 Mathilde
Table 13.6 Some physical properties of 253 Mathilde
13.5 Asteroid data
Table 13.7 Asteroid data
14 Centaur objects and Kuiper belt objects
14.1 Centaur objects
Table 14.1 Centaur objects
Table 14.2 Centaur objects: Colors
14.2 Kuiper belt objects
Table 14.3 Properties of some Kuiper belt objects
Table 14.4 Kuiper belt objects: Colors
15 Comets
Table 15.1 Space missions to comets
Table 15.2 Species observed in comets
Table 15.3 Elemental abundances in comet Halley, CI-chondrites, and the solar photosphere
Table 15.4 Relative abundances in P/Halley
Table 15.5 Orbital elements of some short-period comets
Table 15.6 Orbital elements of some long-period comets
Table 15.7 Some meteor streams
Table 15.8 Some meteor streams: Orbital elements
16 Meteorites
16.1 Introduction to meteorites
Table 16.1 Meteorite collections
16.2 Antarctic meteorites
Table 16.2 Find locations of Antarctic meteorites
16.3 Meteorites recovered from deserts
Table 16.3 Meteorite find locations in the Sahara
16.4 Meteorite literature
16.5 Meteorite classification and composition tables
Table 16.4 Meteorite classes
Table 16.5 Petrological classification of chondrites
Table 16.6 Shock classification of chondrites
Table 16.7 Minerals in meteorites
Table 16.8 Comparison of some meteorite ages
Table 16.9 Elemental abundances in CI-chondrites
Table 16.10 Elemental abundances in carbonaceous chondrites
Table 16.11 Elemental abundances in ordinary and enstatite chondrites
Table 16.12 Structural classification of iron meteorites
Table 16.13 Chemical trends in iron meteorites
Table 16.14 Chemical classification of iron meteorites
Table 16.15 Lunar meteorites
Table 16.16 SNC meteorites
Table 16.17 Composition of shergottites, nakhlites, and chassignites
Table 16.18 Compositions of eucrites, howardites, and diogenites
Table 16.19 Model elemental abundances in the silicate portion of the eucrite parent body
Table 16.20 Model compositions of the eucrite parent body
Table 16.21 Approximate mean oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and hydrogen isotopic compositions of meteorites and of the earth
17 Beyond the solar system
Table 17.1 Constellations
17.1 Some definitions and practical equations for stellar parameters
Stellar classifications
Effective temperature
Magnitude
Apparent magnitude
Absolute magnitude
Color index
Bolometric flux and bolometric magnitude
Luminosity
Stellar distances
Stellar radii
Surface gravity
Table 17.6 Stars within 5 parsecs of the sun
Table 17.7 Properties of low-mass substellar objects (extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs) and comparison to Jupiter
Table 17.8 Properties of some primary stars with low-mass companions and comparison to the sun
Table 17.9 Other primary star designations
Table 17.10 Some properties of interstellar molecular clouds
Table 17.11 Some observed interstellar molecules
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