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Thermodynamics of Planetary Plasmas

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In this chapter, we report, in graphical and tabular form, the thermodynamic properties of high temperature planetary atmospheres (Earth, Mars, Jupiter).

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Capitelli, M., Colonna, G., D’Angola, A. (2012). Thermodynamics of Planetary Plasmas. In: Fundamental Aspects of Plasma Chemical Physics. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, vol 66. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8182-0_10

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