Uranus: The Planet, Rings and SatellitesThis is a topic of special interest in terms of recent and continuing discoveries of giant planets circling other stars. This second edition should be considered the definitive detailed description of what we know about Uranus. Uranus: The Planet, Rings and Satellites is couched in terms an interested non-specialist can readily understand, but contains the level of organization and details which make it a valuable resource for planetary scientists. Significant new data about the planet and its system have been collected by Hubble Space Telescope since the Voyager 2 flyby. Although planetary scientists continue to mull over the Voyager data, considerable changes in our understanding of Uranus have occurred since the first edition. This second edition includes comprehensive tables summarizing current knowledge of the satellites and ring systems, compares the planetary magnetic fields, and is generously illustrated with Voyager images of Uranus, its satellites and rings. |
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albedo altitude antenna Ariel Arizona Press Astronomical Society atmosphere of Uranus Bergstralh brightness cent centre charged particles closest approach cloud Corona craters degrees density detected determined diameter discovery disk distance Earth Earth-based electrons energy equatorial Figure Galileo spacecraft gas giant Geophysical Research gravitational helium hydrogen Icarus infrared interior Journal of Geophysical Jupiter Jupiter and Saturn Jupiter's latitude launch light magnetic field magnetosphere mass measurements methane Mimas Miranda mission motion NASA Neptune Oberon observations occultation optical thickness orbital period outer phase angle planetary Planetary Rings plasma pole radiation region relatively ring particles ring system rings of Uranus rotation period satellites of Uranus Saturn seen shepherding satellites Solar System solar wind Space star surface telescope temperature tion Titania Tucson ultraviolet Umbriel University of Arizona Uranian Uranian rings Uranian satellites Uranus and Neptune Uranus encounter variations Voyager images Voyager's wavelengths William Herschel