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Inhalt Magnetosphäre Merkur.............................. 68 Silfra-Spalte..............133 Orientierung............... 72 Death Valley............. 134 Inhalt Magnetosphäre..........73 Antarktis................... 136 Geschichte................. 74 Great Barrier Reef... 138 Vorwort...............................6 Gestatten: Amazonas- BepiColombo............... 76 Regenwald............... 140 Das Universum: Der Merkur in der Ngorongoro-Krater.. 142 eine Einführung...............8 Kultur............................. 77 Chinesische Mauer.. 144 Die Größe des Caloris Planitia........... 79 Universums............... 10 Pantheon Fossae......... 80 Mond...............................146 Moderne Raditladi-Becken..........81 Orientierung..............150 Beobachtungs­ Rachmaninoff-Krater. 82 Geschichte............... 152 methoden .................... 12 Caloris Montes............. 83 Der Mond in der Heutige Teleskope....... 14 Kultur...........................156 Anleitung zur Venus................................ 84 Gestatten: Apollo 11.158 Benutzung dieses Buchs................16 Orientierung.................88 Der Lunar Orbital Gateway................... 160 Namensgebung............18 Atmosphäre.................90 Highlights.....................20 Geschichte....................91 Mondfinsternis............161 Die Venus in der Meer der Ruhe..........163 Sonnensystem................. 22 Kultur.............................94 Südpol-Aitken- Gestatten: Mariner... 95 Krater .........................164 Durchgänge & Gestatten: Magellan .. 96 Kopernikus-Krater... 165 Finsternisse.....................28 Zeichen von Leben ... 98 Montes Apenninus .. 166 Baltis Vallis..................101 Oceanus Procellarum .167 Die Planeten des Maat Mons............... 102 Sonnensystems..............30 Mars.................................168 Alpha Regio............. 103 Orientierung.............. 172 Bemannte Raumfahrt... 48 Maxwell Montes........104 Die Kartografierung Wettlauf ins All............48 Aphrodite Terra........105 des Mars: Von Wettlauf zum Mond... 50 Meeren zu Kratern .. .173 Erde................................ 106 Das Shuttle- Die Marsmonde Phobos Programm......................51 Orientierung............. 110 und Deimos................174 Die Raumfahrt Die Schichten der Atmosphäre/ heute.............................52 Atmosphäre................ 112 Magnetosphäre.......... 177 Die Internationale Die Magnetosphäre.. .113 Geschichte............... 178 Raumstation.................53 Geschichte..................114 Leben auf dem Mars: Die Beobachtung der der Rote Planet in der Sonne................................ 54 Erde durch Satelliten: Kultur......................... 182 Orientierung.................58 zehn NASA-Missionen, Der Mars als Forschungs­ Atmosphäre.................60 die zum besseren objekt......................... 186 Verständnis des Die Heliosphäre............61 Gestatten: Curiosity. 188 Planeten beitragen .. 120 Sonneneruptionen und Gestatten: InSight - die Mount Everest..........124 was sich dahinter jüngste NASA-Mission verbirgt.........................62 Challengertief..........126 zum Mars...................190 Geschichte................. 64 Atacama-Wüste........128 Reise zum Mars - der Die Sonne in der Mauna Kea............... 130 Wagen wartet............. 194 Kultur............................ 66 Chicxulub-Krater.... 132 Polkappen................... 196 2 I INHALT Tharsis Montes..........198 Oberfläche L Kuipergürtel...................326 Olympus Mons...........200 Atmosphäre..............275 Valles Marineris..........201 Die Auroras des Zwergplaneten...............328 Uranus........................276 Hellas Planitia...........202 Eris..............................330 4 Fakten zur Bagnold-Dünenfeld.. 203 Farout (2018 VG18).. 331 Magnetosphäre........ 277 Gale-Krater.................204 2015 TG387 („The Ringsysteme..............280 Goblin“).......................332 Elysium Planitia.........206 Miranda......................284 Haumea...................... 333 Syrtis Major Planum. 208 Ariel........................... 285 Makemake............... 334 Utopia Planitia...........209 Umbriel......................286 Pluto.......................... 336 Vastitas Borealis.... 210 Oberon......................287 Titania........................288 Jupiter.............................212 Kometen........................ 338 Die Schäfermonde .. 289 Orientierung............. 216 Borrelly...................... 340 Atmosphäre................217 C/1861 Gl Thatcher. 341 Neptun........................... 290 Geschichte................. 218 Hale-Bopp................. 342 Orientierung..............294 Großer Roter Fleck.. 222 Hailey.......................... 343 Magnetosphäre........ 295 Ringsystem.................224 Hartley 2.................... 344 Geschichte................296 Oberfläche............... 225 ISON............................ 345 Neptun in der ’Oumuamua............. 346 Wolken........................ 226 Kultur..........................299 Shoemaker-Levy 9 .. 347 Ozeane.......................227 Neptuns Oberfläche & Magnetosphäre........228 Atmosphäre.............301 Swift-Tuttle............... 348 Juno-Mission.............230 Neptuns Ringe......... 302 Tempel 1.................... 349 Io................................ 232 Proteus.....................303 Tempel-Tuttle............350 Europa........................ 234 Triton........................ 304 Tschurjumow- Gerassimenko..........351 Ganymed................... 236 Nereid.......................306 Wild 2.......................... 352 Kallisto...................... 238 Neptuns andere Monde.......................308 Oortsche Wolke............353 Saturn............................ 242 Orientierung...............246 Asteroiden, Zwergplaneten und Exoplaneten................. 354 Geschichte.................248 Kometen: Nicht­ 2MASS J2126-8140.. 360 Cassini-Mission........253 planetarische Objekte 51 Pegasi b............... 361 Saturnringe...............254 des Sonnensystems ... 310 55 Cancri................. 362 Magnetosphäre des Barnards Stern b... .364 Saturns...................... 256 Asteroidengürtel & Saturnoberfläche ... 257 Asteroiden....................... 312 CoRoT-7b................... 366 Titan............................ 258 Bennu.........................314 CVSO30bundc ....368 Enceladus.................. 260 Ceres...........................316 Epsilon Eridani......... 370 Rhea, Dione & Tethys. 262 Chariklo....................... 317 Fomalhaut b............. 372 lapetus...................... 263 EH1...............................318 diese 163 b, c und d 373 Mimas........................ 264 Eros............................320 diese 176 b............. 374 Phoebe.......................265 Ida...............................321 diese 436 b............. 375 Itokawa.......................322 diese 504 b............. 376 Uranus............................ 266 Phaethon...................323 diese 581 b, c und e. 378 Orientierung...............270 Psyche........................ 324 diese 625 b............. 380 Geschichte................. 272 Vesta.......................... 325 diese 667 Cb und Cc 381 3 Gliese 832 b und c .. 382 Kosmische Objekte.... 438 Katzenaugennebel .. 486 Gliese 876 b, c, d Sternentstehung: Keplers Supernova .. 487 und e......................... 383 Nebel und Kes 75........................ 488 Protosterne...............442 Gliese 3470 b............384 Kleiner Hantelnebel . 489 Hauptreihensterne .. 443 GQ Lupi b.................. 385 Krebsnebel............... 490 Riesensterne.............444 HAT-P-7 b...................387 Mira.............................491 Doppelsterne und HAT-P-11 b.................. 388 MY Camelopardalis .492 Sternhaufen...............445 HD 40307 g.............. 390 Nordamerikanebel . .493 Sternentode...............446 HD 69830 b, c Omega Centauri .... 494 und d...........................391 Lebenszyklen von Sternen...................... 450 Orionnebel............... 495 HD 149026 b........... 391 Spektralklassifi­ Pferdekopfnebel .... 496 HD 189733 b............. 394 kation.......................... 453 Plejaden................... 497 HD 209458 b........... 396 IE 2259+586.............454 Polarstern................. 498 HIP 68468b 3C273........................ 455 Prokyon...................... 499 und c..........................398 Achernar.................... 456 RCW86...................... 500 Kapteyn b und c .... 399 Aldebaran................... 457 KELT-9 b...................400 Regulus.......................501 Algol............................458 Kepler-10 b und c ... 402 Rigel............................ 502 Almaaz...................... 459 Kepler-11 b bis g .... 403 Ringnebel................. 503 Alpha Centauri A... .460 Kepler-16 (AB)-b.... 404 Rosettennebel..........504 Alpha Centauri B.... 461 Kepler-22 b............... 405 Sagittarius A*............505 Altair.......................... 462 Kepler-62 b bis f.... 406 SAO 206462...............506 Antares...................... 463 Kepler-70 b und c ... 407 SDSSJ0927+2943... 507 Arktur........................ 464 Kepler-78 b............... 408 SGR 1806-20.............508 Barnards Stern.........465 Kepler-90 b............... 409 Sirius.......................... 509 Beteigeuze................ 466 Kepler-186 b bis f ... 410 Spica...........................510 Canopus.....................467 Kepler-444 b bis f... 412 Tabbys Stern............. 511 Capella...................... 468 Kepler-1625 b und sein T Tauri......................... 512 Cirrusnebel.................469 Exomond...................413
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