Solar system : between fire and ice
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Solar system : between fire and ice
CRC Press, c2022
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
* Most up-to-date overview of planetary science, generously illustrated
* Accessible prose with a unique perspective by professional astronomers active in planetary science research with extensive teaching experience and expertise in history of astronomy and classical astronomy
* Detailed appendices that supplement the text including past, current, and future space missions
Table of Contents
1. Origin of Our Solar System. 2. Characterizing Planets. 3. Orbits. 4. Luna, our Moon. 5. Sun-scorched Mercury. 6. Hothouse Venus. 7. Terra, Our Earth. 8. Rusty Mars. 9. Small Bodies: Asteroids & Meteoroids. 10. Gas Giants: Jupiter and Saturn. 11. Ice Giants: Uranus & Neptune. 12. Satellites of Ice and Fire. 13. Small Bodies: Comets.14. From Kuiper Belt to Oort Cloud. 15. Sol, Our Sun. 16. Alien Worlds. 17. Future Exploration and Adventure in Our Solar System
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