G. JOHNSTONE STONEY. - Of atmospheres upon planets and satellites (Les atmosphères des planètes et des satellites). - The astroph. Journ., t. VII, p. 25; 1898

The explosive increase in the number of published papers on planetary and satellite research in recent years has made it impossible to provide an adequate summary of progress in the field over a given three year period in the space allotted for this purpose. The problem is particularly acute for the current epoch - 1 January 1976 to 31 December 1978 - because it encompasses major missions to Mars and Venus by the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as a large number of exciting discoveries made from the ground.

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Commission 16: Physical Study of Planets and Satellites (Etude Physique des Planetes et des Satellites)

Transactions of the International Astronomical Union ◽

10.1017/s0251107x00025694 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 147-152

Keyword(s):

Physical Study ◽

Planets And Satellites

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The Motions of Uranus' Satellites: Theory and Application

Symposium - International Astronomical Union ◽

10.1017/s0074180900012699 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 81 ◽

pp. 177-180

Author(s):

Richard Greenberg

Keyword(s):

Solar System ◽

Physical Properties ◽

Celestial Mechanics ◽

Dynamical Theory ◽

System Study ◽

Broad Application ◽

Origin And Evolution ◽

Structure And Dynamics ◽

Principal Source ◽

Planets And Satellites

As spacecraft and sophisticated ground-based observations measure physical properties of many planets and satellites, dynamical theory and astrometry remain a principal source of such knowledge of the Uranian system. Study of the motions of Uranus' satellites thus has broad application to planetary studies as well as to celestial mechanics. Moreover, the structure and dynamics of the system provide important cosmogonical constraints; any theory of solar system origin and evolution must account for the formation within it of analogous systems of regular satellites.

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