Ebook: Planetary ring systems: properties, structure, and evolution

This book is a thorough and engaging presentation of the key concepts in planetary ring science informed by the latest research findings.;Cover; Half-title page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; I Introductory Material; 1 Space Age Studies of Planetary Rings; 2 An Introduction to Planetary Ring Dynamics; II Ring Systems by Location; 3 The Rings of Saturn; 4 The Rings of Uranus; 5 The Rings of Neptune; 6 The Rings of Jupiter; 7 Rings Beyond the Giant Planets; III Ring Systems by Type and Topic; 8 Moonlets in Dense Planetary Rings; Plates; 9 Meteoroid Bombardment and Ballistic Transport in Planetary Rings; 10 Theory of Narrow Rings and Sharp Edges.