The naming of moons has been the responsibility of the IAU's committee for Planetary System Nomenclature since 1973. That committee is known today as the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Prior to its formation, the names of satellites have had varying histories. The choice of names is often determined by a satellite's discoverer; however, historically some satellites were not given names for many years after their discovery; for instance, Titan was discovered by Huygens in 1655, but was not named until 1847, almost two centuries later. Before the IAU assumed responsibility for astronomical nomenclature, only twenty-five satellites had been given names that were in wide use and are still used. Since then, names have been given to 126 additional satellites: 44 satellites of Jupiter, 43 of Saturn, 22 of Uranus, 11 of Neptune, 3 of Pluto, 1 of Eris, and 2 of Haumea. The number will continue to rise as current satellite discoveries are documented and new satellites are discovered.
Produktkennzeichnungen
Herausgeber
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Sussan F. Marseken
ISBN-10
6130304099
ISBN-13
9786130304096
eBay Product ID (ePID)
82809840
Produkt Hauptmerkmale
Sprache
Englisch
Anzahl der Seiten
112 Seiten
Verlag
Betascript Publishers
Autor
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
Buchtitel
Naming of Moons
Format
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsjahr
2009
Zusätzliche Produkteigenschaften
Hörbuch
No
Inhaltsbeschreibung
Paperback
Item Length
22cm
Item Height
7mm
Item Width
15cm
Item Weight
183g
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