Planet Mercury: From Pale Pink Dot to Dynamic World (Springer Praxis Books) 2015th Edition by David A. Rothery (PDF)

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A new and detailed picture of Mercury is emerging thanks to NASA’s MESSENGER mission that spent four years in orbit about the Sun’s innermost planet. Comprehensively illustrated by close-up images and other data, the author describes Mercury’s landscapes from a geological perspective: from sublimation hollows, to volcanic vents, to lava plains, to giant thrust faults. He considers what its giant core, internal structure and weird composition have to tell us about the formation and evolution of a planet so close to the Sun. This is of special significance in view of the discovery of so many exoplanets in similarly close orbits about their stars. Mercury generates its own magnetic field, like the Earth (but unlike Venus, Mars and the Moon), and the interplay between Mercury’s and the Sun’s magnetic field affects many processes on its surface and in the rich and diverse exosphere of neutral and charged particles surrounding the planet.There is much about Mercury that we still don’t understand. Accessible to the amateur, but also a handy state-of-the-art digest for students and researchers, the book shows how our knowledge of Mercury developed over the past century of ground-based, fly-by and orbital observations, and looks ahead at the mysteries remaining for future missions to explore.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “The book comprises seven, well-illustrated chapters: the first begin a good summary of pre-space-age knowledge of the planet. … this is a good book and a pleasure to own. It will live where it can be found easily.” (Jeremy Joseph, Geoscientist, Vol. 26, July, 2016)“Rothery has crafted an engaging and well-constructed book, which is copiously sprinkled with clear illustrations, most of which are in colour. It ought to enjoy a wide readership from the dedicated amateur to the professional specialist. … Very few books devoted to the planet Mercury exist; this latest one is a must for astronomical libraries.” (Richard McKim, The Observatory, Vol. 136 (1250), February, 2016) From the Back Cover A new and detailed picture of Mercury is emerging thanks to NASA’s MESSENGER mission that spent four years in orbit about the Sun’s innermost planet. Comprehensively illustrated by close-up images and other data, the author describes Mercury’s landscapes from a geological perspective: from sublimation hollows, to volcanic vents, to lava plains, to giant thrust faults. He considers what its giant core, internal structure and weird composition have to tell us about the formation and evolution of a planet so close to the Sun. This is of special significance in view of the discovery of so many exoplanets in similarly close orbits about their stars. Mercury generates its own magnetic field, like the Earth (but unlike Venus, Mars and the Moon), and the interplay between Mercury’s and the Sun’s magnetic field affects many processes on its surface and in the rich and diverse exosphere of neutral and charged particles surrounding the planet. There is much about Mercury that we still don’t understand. Accessible to the amateur, but also a handy state-of-the-art digest for students and researchers, the book shows how our knowledge of Mercury developed over the past century of ground-based, fly-by and orbital observations, and looks ahead at the mysteries remaining for future missions to explore. About the Author David A. Rothery is Professor of Planetary Geosciences at the Open University at Milton Keynes, UK. He has been member of the PPARC Solar System Advisory Panel and the BepiColombo Oversight Committee, and is UK Lead Scientist on MIXS (Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer), one of the instruments on the European Space Agency’s BepiColombo mission to Mercury to be launched in 2016. His research interests centre on the study of volcanic activity by means of remote sensing, and volcanology and geoscience in general on other planets. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Condition was not as advertised. Pages removed by razor. No text before pg 9.

⭐This book on Mercury is based on the latest findings from the Mercury Messenger spacecraft results. It also provides a historical context and some future mission details. It is written by David Rothery, who has a vast amount of professional knowledge on planetary science and who is a renowned expert in his field. The book is written in a very engaging way but is still packed with detail and surprising revelations. I found it difficult to put down. In short if you want an very mush up to date book on Mercury then this is the book to buy. Easily read by interested amateurs and professionals alike.

⭐It is a gift, so I will not be able to read it, but it is clearly a very nice book, with a lot of information and well printed. Furthermore, there are not many books on Mercury and this seems exactly what I was looking for.

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