Astromineralogy
by Thomas Henning /
2011 / English / PDF
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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.
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.
