Ebook: Moons: A Very Short Introduction

The discovery and significance of moons -- The moon -- The moon's influence on us -- The moons of giant planets -- Regular satellites in close up -- The moons of Mars : captured asteroids -- Moons of small bodies -- Moons in other planetary systems : exomoons.;Our solar system contains more moons than planets. They show astonishing variety, and some look more likely than Mars to host microbial life. David Rothery describes these fascinating small worlds, their discovery, names, and what they can tell us about our solar system.