Ices in the Solar-System: A Volatile-Driven Journey from the Inner Solar System to its Far Reaches

Ices in the Solar System: A Volatile-Driven Journey from the Inner Solar System to Its FarReaches explores the origins, evolution and distribution of various ice species throughout thesolar system.Geographically, the book’s focus on ice(s) migrates outwardly from Mercury, the Earth and theMoon, Mars, then Ceres and other volatile-rich small bodies; it carries on with the moons ofJupiter, Saturn, and Uranus, followed by Pluto and other Kuiper Belt/Trans-Neptunian objects.Conceptually and empirically, the book depicts the often-enigmatic narratives of the differentice species (H2O, CO2, CH4, etc.) in the solar system and examines their interaction with a widerange of surface, near-subsurface, interior and atmospheric processes.• Draws a pan solar-system view of various ice species• Identifies and addresses outstanding and sometimes puzzling questions about these ices• Describes the dynamic relationships between these ices and the geological history of theplanets, moons, and smaller bodies where they occur• Studies these relationships using multiple analytical-scales and techniques Read more