Dedication
Contents
Collaborating Authors
Preface
Part I—Introduction
Prelude to Exploration and the Voyager Mission to Neptune - C. R. Chapman and D. P. Cruikshank
The Discoveries of Neptune and Triton - P. Moore
Formation of the Neptune System - J. J. Lissauer, J. B. Pollack, G. W. Wetherill and D. J. Stevenson
The Interior of Neptune - W. B. Hubbard, M. Podolak and D. J. Stevenson
Part II—Magnetic Field and Plasmas
Neptune's Magnetic Field and Field-Geometric Properties - N. F. Ness, M. H. Acuña and J. E. P. Connerney
Energetic Particles and Hot Plasmas of Neptune - B. H. Mauk, S. M. Krimigis, A. F. Cheng and R. S. Selesnick
Magnetospheric Configuration of Neptune - M. Schulz, M. C. McNab, R. P. Lepping and G.-H. Voigt
The Plasma Environment of Neptune - J. D. Richardson, J. W. Belcher, A. Szabo and R. L. McNutt, Jr.
Radio Emissions from Neptune - P. Zarka, B. M. Pedersen, A Lecacheux, M. L. Kaiser, M. D. Desch, W. M. Farrell and W. S. Kurth
Plasma Waves and Related Phenomena in the Magnetosphere of Neptune - D. A. Gurnett and W. S. Kurth
Part III—Atmosphere of Neptune
The Middle and Upper Atmosphere of Neptune - J. Bishop, S. K. Atreya, P. N. Romani, G. S. Orton, B. R. Sandel and R. V. Yelle
Clouds and Hazes in the Atmosphere of Neptune - K. H. Baines, H. B. Hammel, K. A. Rages, P. N. Romani and R. E. Samuelson
The Troposphere of Neptune - D. Gautier, B. J. Conrath, T. Owen, I. de Pater and S. K. Atreya
Dynamic Meteorology of Neptune - A. P. Ingersoll, C. D. Barnet, R. F. Beebe, F. M. Flasar, D. P. Hinson, S. S. Limaye, L. A.
Part IV—Small Satellites
Neptune's Small Satellites - P. C. Thomas, J. Veverka and P. Helfenstein
Part V—Rings
Neptune's Ring System - C. C. Porco, P. D. Nicholson, J. N. Cuzzi, J. J. Lissauer and L. W. Esposito
Part VI—Triton
Origin and Evolution of Triton - W. B. McKinnon, J. I. Lunine and D. Banfield
The Geology of Triton - S. K. Croft, J. S. Kargel, R. L. Kirk, J. M. Moore, P. M. Schenk and R. G. Strom
Triton's Plumes: Discovery, Characteristics, and Models - R. L. Kirk, L. A. Soderblom, R. H. Brown, S. W. Kieffer and J. S. Kargel
Surface Composition and Photometric Properties of Triton - R. H. Brown, D. P. Cruikshank, J. Veverka, P. Helfenstein and J. Eluszkiewicz
Lower Atmospheric Structure and Surface-Atmosphere Interaction on Triton - R. V. Yelle, J. I. Lunine, J. B. Pollack and R. H. Brown
Triton's Upper Atmosphere and Ionosphere - D. F. Strobel and M. E. Summers
Part VII—Missions
Future Neptune and Triton Missions - S. A. Stern, J. I. Lunine, A. L. Friedlander and A. F. Cheng
Glossary
Color Section
Acknowledgments
Index