TY - BOOK ID - 33059324 TI - Exploring the Ocean Worlds of Our Solar System PY - 2018 SN - 3319934759 3319934767 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Planetary science. KW - Planets KW - Planetary sciences KW - Planetology KW - Planetary water KW - Water KW - Water. KW - Astronomy. KW - Planetology. KW - Astrobiology. KW - Astrophysics. KW - Popular Science in Astronomy. KW - Planetary Sciences. KW - Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). KW - Hydrology/Water Resources. KW - Astronomical physics KW - Astronomy KW - Cosmic physics KW - Physics KW - Astrobiology KW - Biology KW - Habitable planets KW - Life KW - Origin KW - Surface. KW - Space sciences. KW - Hydrology. KW - Aquatic sciences KW - Earth sciences KW - Hydrography KW - Science and space KW - Space research KW - Cosmology KW - Science KW - Exobiology. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:33059324 AB - In the last 25 years, planetary science experienced a revolution, as vast oceans of liquid water have been discovered within the heart of the icy moons of our Solar System. These subsurface oceans lie hidden under thick layers of ice. We call them ocean worlds. Some of these icy moons, such as Ganymede, may hold two to three times more liquid water than all the water present on Earth, while others, such as Enceladus and Europa, are thought by astrobiologists to be our best hope of finding extraterrestrial life. In this book, we will explore and compare a variety of Solar System ocean worlds, meeting in the process 22 of the most intriguing objects, from the giant asteroid Ceres to the enigmatic, distant Sedna. In doing so, we will also encounter the multiple spacecraft that brought back most of what we know of these worlds (Pioneers, Voyagers, Cassini-Huygens, etc.), as well as the latest scientific research on this new topic. We will also entertain the possibility of life on each of these ocean worlds by assessing their habitability, as ultimately, these ocean worlds might hold the key to answering the fundamental questions in life: How did life appear? Where do we come from? Is there life out there? ER -