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大卫·罗瑟里 是开放大学的行星地球科学教授，他主持了 2 级模块行星科学和寻找生命和 1 级模块火山、地震和海啸。 他在开放大学的参议院任职。 从 1999 年到 2004 年，他参与了 Colin Pillinger 领导的 Beagle2 项目。 2006 年，他被任命为 MIXS（水星成像 X 射线光谱仪）的英国首席科学家，负责欧洲航天局/JAXA 联合执行的名为 BepiColombo 的水星任务。他领导欧洲航天局的水星表面和成分工作组为 BepiColombo 做准备 该任务于 2018 年 10 月 20 日成功发射。他曾多次担任 The Sky at Night 的嘉宾，并经常在电视、广播、印刷和在线新闻报道中出现或引用有关行星科学、火山爆发、地震和海啸的报道 .

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From the rings of Saturn to the "canals" of Mars and the Great Red Dot of Jupiter, the planets of our Solar System have long fascinated humanity. Featuring many striking photos, this Very Short Introduction offers a fascinating portrait of the unique world of each planet as well as an illuminating discussion of moons, asteroids, and Trans-Neptunian objects. Leading planetary scientist David A. Rothery, who has chaired the European Space Agency's Mercury surface and composition working group since 2007, gives a stimulating overview of the origin, nature, and evolution of our Solar System, including the controversial issues of what qualifies as a planet, and what conditions are required for a planetary body to support life. He explains how the surfaces of planets and moons have been sculpted by geology, weather, and impacts by meteors and asteroids. Rothery shows how our knowledge has advanced over the centuries, and how it has expanded at a dramatic rate in recent years, going far beyond our Solar System to explore planets orbiting distant stars.