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An Exciting and Authoritative Account of the Second Golden Age of Solar System Exploration Award-winning author Peter Bond provides an up-to-date, in-depth account of the sun and its family in the 2nd edition of Exploring the Solar System. This new edition brings together the discoveries and advances in scientific understanding made during the last 60 years of solar and planetary exploration, using research conducted by the world''s leading geoscientists, astronomers, and physicists. Exploring the Solar System, 2nd Edition is an ideal introduction for non-science undergraduates and anyone interested in learning about our small corner of the Milky Way galaxy.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the First Edition ix

Introduction to the Second Edition xi

About the Companion Website xii

1 Beginnings 1

2 Sun 25

3 Earth 57

4 The Moon 92

5 Mercury 121

6 Venus 146

7 Mars 173

8 Jupiter 231

9 Saturn 269

10 Uranus 314

11 Neptune 336

12 Pluto and the Kuiper Belt 354

13 Comets, Asteroids, and Meteorites 384

14 Exoplanets 438

Appendices 475

Glossary 500

Further Reading 506

Index 521

Exploring the Solar System

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 9 April 2020
      ISBN-13 9781119384908
      978-1119384908
      ISBN-10 1119384907
      Also in:
      Solar system: the Sun and planets

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      An Exciting and Authoritative Account of the Second Golden Age of Solar System Exploration Award-winning author Peter Bond provides an up-to-date, in-depth account of the sun and its family in the 2nd edition of Exploring the Solar System. This new edition brings together the discoveries and advances in scientific understanding made during the last 60 years of solar and planetary exploration, using research conducted by the world''s leading geoscientists, astronomers, and physicists. Exploring the Solar System, 2nd Edition is an ideal introduction for non-science undergraduates and anyone interested in learning about our small corner of the Milky Way galaxy.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction to the First Edition ix

      Introduction to the Second Edition xi

      About the Companion Website xii

      1 Beginnings 1

      2 Sun 25

      3 Earth 57

      4 The Moon 92

      5 Mercury 121

      6 Venus 146

      7 Mars 173

      8 Jupiter 231

      9 Saturn 269

      10 Uranus 314

      11 Neptune 336

      12 Pluto and the Kuiper Belt 354

      13 Comets, Asteroids, and Meteorites 384

      14 Exoplanets 438

      Appendices 475

      Glossary 500

      Further Reading 506

      Index 521

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