The Encyclopedia of the Solar System, third edition includes fifty-seven chapters from over seventy five eminent authors who review fundamental topics as well as new models, theories, and discussions, making this the definitive solar system reference.

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Preface to the Third Edition
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Preface to the First Edition
• About the Editors
• Contributors
• Part I The Solar System
• 1 The Solar System and Its Place in the Galaxy
• 2 The Origin of the Solar System
• 3 Solar System Dynamics: Regular and Chaotic Motion
• Part II Fundamental Planetary Processes and Properties
• 4 Planetary Impacts
• 5 Planetary Volcanism
• 6 Magnetic Field Generation in Planets
• 7 Planetary Magnetospheres
• 8 Rotation of Planets
• 9 Evolution of Planetary Interiors
• 10 Astrobiology
• Part III The Sun
• 11 The Sun
• 12 The Solar Wind
• Part IV Earthlike Planets
• 13 Mercury
• 14 Venus: Atmosphere
• 15 Venus: Surface and Interior
• 16 Mars Atmosphere: History and Surface Interactions
• 17 Mars: Surface and Interior
• 18 Interior Structure and Evolution of Mars
• 19 Mars: Landing Site Geology, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry
• Part V Earth and Moon as Planets
• 20 Earth as a Planet: Atmosphere and Oceans
• 21 Earth as a Planet: Surface and Interior
• 22 Space Weather
• 23 The Moon
• 24 Interior of the Moon
• 25 Lunar Exploration
• Part VI Asteroids, Dust and Comets
• 26 Main-Belt Asteroids
• 27 Near-Earth Objects
• 28 Meteorites
• 29 Dust in the Solar System
• 30 Physics and Chemistry of Comets
• 31 Comet Populations and Cometary Dynamics
• Part VII Giant Planets and their Satellites
• 32 Atmospheres of the Giant Planets
• 33 Interiors of the Giant Planets
• 34 Planetary Satellites
• 35 Io: The Volcanic Moon
• 36 Europa
• 37 Ganymede and Callisto
• 38 Titan
• 39 Enceladus
• 40 Triton
• 41 Planetary Rings
• Part VIII Beyond the Planets
• 42 Pluto
• 43 Kuiper Belt: Dynamics
• 44 Kuiper Belt Objects: Physical Studies
• 45 Extrasolar Planets
• Part IX Exploring the Solar System
• 46 Strategies of Modern Solar System Exploration
• 47 A History of Solar System Studies
• 48 X-rays in the Solar System
• 49 The Solar System at Ultraviolet Wavelengths
• 50 Infrared Views of the Solar System from Space
• 51 New Generation Ground-Based Optical/Infrared Telescopes
• 52 The Solar System at Radio Wavelengths
• 53 Planetary Radar
• 54 Remote Sensing of Chemical Elements Using Nuclear Spectroscopy
• 55 Probing the Interiors of Planets with Geophysical Tools
• 56 Planetary Exploration Missions
• 57 Exploration and Analysis of Planetary Shape and Topography Using Stereophotogrammetry
• Appendix
• Glossary