Astromineralogy
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 29, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9783540443230
Subjects: Astrophysics; Mineralogy; Science/Mathematics; Geophysics; Science; Weather; Earth Sciences - Mineralogy; Physics; Nature : Weather; Science / Astrophysics & Space Science; Science / Mineralogy; Science : Physics; astrochemistry; interplanetary dust; laboratory astrophysics; solid-state astrophysics; Astrophysics & Space Science; Astromineralogy
Description: Astromineralogy deals with the science of gathering mineralogical information from the astronomical spectroscopy of asteroids, comets and dust in the circumstellar environments in general. It is only recently, however, that this field has received a tremendous boost with the reliable identification of minerals by the Infrared Space Observatory. This book is the first comprehensive and coherent account of this exciting field. Beyond addressing the specialist in the field, the book is intended as a high-level but readable introduction to astromineralogy for both the nonspecialist researcher and the advanced student.
Notes: Lecture Notes in Physics