940 Index
Asteroid Belt (Cont.)
NEO relationship, 286–287
orbital resonances, 47
asteroids
albedos of, 47, 359
Amor, 433 Eros, 283
1862 Apollo, 283
astrobiological potential, 866
binary, 294
brightness, 292
classes
A-class, 363
C-class, 369
E-class, 361, 363
M-class, 269, 363
P-class, 362
Q-class, 269
R-class, 361, 363
S-class, 47, 269, 296, 361, 363
V-class, 269, 360, 363
composition/physical characteristics,
357–362
fluctuations, 286–287
reflectance spectroscopy study, 359
surface, 357–358
taxonomy/distribution of classes,
359–362
telescopic observations, 359
density/porosity/rotation rates,
352–353
description, 349–351
diameter, 351
differentiated, volcanic features,
836–837
dinosaur extinction, 285
distribution, 353–357
dynamical resonances, 289
E-class, 363
433 Eros, 655
families, 356
Eros, 692
Hirayama, 686
Karin, 687
Koronis, 686
Thermis, 686
Veritas, 687
6 Hebe, 269
HED meteorite links, 269
historical studies, 60, 64, 69–70
Itokawa, 296–297
22 Kalliope, 358
216 Kleopatra, 352, 758
Kuiper Belt, 304, 355
lightcurves, 359
5641 McCleese, 294
meteorite parent bodies, 360
meteorites derived from, 253, 269–270
missions, 363–364
Deep Space 1flyby, 363
Galileoflyby, 363
Hayabusa, 25143 Itokawa, 363–364
Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous,
363
near-Earth (NEA), 254
orbits, 353–357
eccentricity of, 354
evolution, 356, 800–803
special classes, 355–356
origins, 362–363
3200 Phaethon, 289
physical properties, 691–692
planetary radar measurements
binary systems, 760
collision prediction/prevention,
760–761
disk-integrated properties, 755–757
imaging/shape construction,
757–760
R-class, 363
S-class, 269, 296, 361
size estimation, 293
sizes and shapes, 351–352
solar wind interactions, 524–525
solid surfaces, observations, 678–679
spectral features, 47
Sun’s influence on, 289
telescopic searches/exploration, 359,
362
4179 Toutaris, 736, 759
25143 Itokawa, 284, 655
V-class, 360, 363
Veste, 64
X-rays from, 655
YORP effect, 356
zones, 353–357
asthenosphere, Earth, 155, 207
astrobiological potential
on asteroids, 866
on comets, 866
on Enceladus, 865
on Europa, 864–865
on giant planets, 864–865
on Mars, 859–864
on Mercury/Moon, 858–859
on Titan, 865
astrobiology, 849–868
astrometry, 887–888
Astronomia Nova(Kepler), 56
astronomy, ultraviolet, history, 659–661
Atacama Large Millimeter Array
(ALMA), 52
atmospheres
Galilean satellites, 237–238
Jupiter, 233–234
Mars, 302–306, 317, 663–665
Moon, 229, 662
Neptune, 236–237
ocean interactions, Earth, 181planetary, observations, 661–671
planets, radio emission, 698
Pluto, 237
Saturn, 234–235
Sun
chromosphere, 78–79
photosphere, 76–78
thermodynamic properties, 393
Titan, observations, 238–239
Triton, 238–239, 494–500
Uranus, observations, 235–236
Venus, 662–663
atoms, creation/decay, 39
aurora
creation, 221
of Earth, 534
images
Ganymede, 671
Jupiter, 667
Polarspacecraft, 534
Saturn, 668
of Io, 420
precipitating particles, 222
of Saturn, 225
terrestrial, 533
X-ray emissions
Earth, 638–640
Jupiter, 643, 647–648
auroral kilometric radiation (AKR), 710Balder volcano, Io, 424
Ballerina Skirt Model, 103
Baranamtarra crater, Venus, 153
Barnard, Edward, 63, 68
barycenters
Charon satellite, Pluto, 543
solar system, 888
stars/planet system, 887
basalt
achondrites, 244
fluid flood/ Moon, Mars, Venus, Earth,
129
KREEP, 245
lunar maria
ages, 241–242
composition, 242
origins, 242
Mars meteorites, 316
Volcanic eruptions, Earth, 829
basins
impact, Moon, 125
Isides basin, Mars, 815
Mercury, 123–125, 128, 132
Bennett comet, 568
Berkeley-Illinois -Maryland Association
(BIMA) array, 696
Berlin Observatory, 484
Bessel, F. W., 561
Bessel-Bredichin theory, 567