Overview

Astromineralogy deals with the science of gathering mineralogical information from the astronomical spectroscopy of asteroids, comets and dust in the circumstellar environments in general. This field has received a tremendous boost with the reliable identification of minerals by the Infrared Space Observatory. The first edition of this book, published in 2003, was the first comprehensive and coherent account of this exciting field. Data obtained in the meantime with the Spitzer Infrared Space Telescope, the stardust mission to the comet 81P / Wild 2, and with the Cassini mission, together with progress in ground-based observations and laboratory astrophysics form the basis for this updated and widely extended second edition.Beyond addressing the specialist in the field, the book is intended as a high-level but readable introduction to astromineralogy for both the nonspecialist researcher and the advanced student.

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Author:   Thomas Henning
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2nd ed. 2010
Volume:   815
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.579kg
ISBN:  

9783642132582

ISBN 10:   3642132588
Pages:   329
Publication Date:   21 September 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

From Dust Astrophysics Towards Dust Mineralogy – A Historical Review.- Formation and Evolution of Minerals in Accretion Disks and Stellar Outflows.- The Mineralogy of Interstellar and Circumstellar Dust in Galaxies.- The Mineralogy of Cometary Dust.- The In-Situ Study of Solid Particles in the Solar System.- The Astromineralogy of Interplanetary Dust Particles.- The Most Primitive Material in Meteorites.- Laboratory Astrophysics of Cosmic Dust Analogues.

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