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This book views Mercury as a whole in the context of its environment. It illustrates what we know and what we need to know, and why understanding Mercury is so crucial to our understanding of solar system origin and current processes on Earth. The book describes our current state of knowledge for Mercury and interactions between interior, exterior, and space environment which are highly dynamic and thus critical to understanding Mercury as a system.We are in a time of transition in our understanding of Mercury. Of particular interest here is the emerging picture of the planet as a system, with interactions between interior, surface, exosphere, and magnetosphere that have influenced and constrained the evolution of each part of the system. Previous books have emphasized the results of Mariner 10 and current ground-based measurements, with very little discussion of the nature and influence of the magnetosphere. This book will present the planet in the context of its surroundings, thus providing a foundation for the next major influx of information from Mercury and contributing to the planning for future missions.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Astronomy, space & time Solar system: the Sun & planets

• Full title: Dynamic Planet
• Subtitle: Mercury in the Context of its Environment
• Author: Pamela Elizabeth Clark
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220
• EAN: 9781441923707
• ISBN: 1441923705
• ID: 01421178
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Weight: 379 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 155 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 12. February 2010

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