The solar system
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Bibliographic Information
The solar system
（Astronomy and astrophysics library）
Springer, c2004
3rd ed
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Le système solaire
Available at 13 libraries
Note
Originally published in French: Paris : EDP/CNRS, 2003
Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]-501) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this third corrected and revised edition students and lecturers in astronomy and planetary science as well as planet observers will find a mine of up-to-date information on the solar system and its interaction with the interplanetary medium, its various objects, comparative planetology, discussion of questions for further research and future space exploration.
Table of Contents
1 General Features of the Solar System.- 2 The Solar System Within the Universe.- 3 Methods of Studying the Solar System.- 4 The Formation of the Solar System.- 5 The Interaction of Solar-System Bodies with the Interplanetary Medium.- 6 The Terrestrial Planets and Their Satellites.- 7 The Asteroids.- 8 The Giant Planets.- 9 Titan.- 10 Bodies Without Atmospheres in the Outer Solar System.- 11 Comets.- 12 New Frontiers.- 13 Interplanetary Dust, Micrometeorites and Meteorites.- 14 New Planetary Systems.- 15 The Search for Life in the Universe.- References.
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