Origin and Evolution of Interplanetary Dust

ISBN-13: 9780792313656 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 450 str.

International Astronomical Union; A. C. Levasseur-Regourd; H. Hasegawa

Opis

The origin and evolution of interplanetary dust have been extensively discussed ever since the 1960s when a series of meetings began which brought together the interplanetary dust community. More recently, during the 1980s, new knowledge has emerged from comprehensive studies of cometary flybys and from infrared space observations. At present new, in-situ explorations of interplanetary dust are providing some promising results.

Spis treści

Preface. I: Interplanetary Dust: Space and Earth Environment Studies. II: Interplanetary Dust: Physical and Chemical Analysis. III: Interplanetary Dust: Zodiacal Light and Optical Studies. IV: Cometary Dust: Observations and Evolution. V: Meteoroids and Meteor Streams. VI: Circumplanetary Dust: Collisional and Electrostatic Processes. VII: Origin of Interplanetary Dust: From Comets and Asteroids back to Interstellar Dust. Colloquium Summary. Index.