The Outer Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and the Dwarf PlanetsBritannica Educational Publishing, 1 de out. de 2009 - 252 páginas Beyond Earth s small, red neighbor Mars lie the gaseous, giant planets of the Outer Solar System. This book investigates these behemoths and dwarf planet Pluto, as well as other curiosities within the solar system s farthest reaches, such as asteroid fields and the Kuiper belt. |
Conteúdo
| i | |
| 19 | |
CHAPTER 2 METEORS AND METEORITES | 48 |
CHAPTER 3 JUPITER | 89 |
CHAPTER 4 SATURN | 116 |
CHAPTER 5 URANUS | 149 |
CHAPTER 6 NEPTUNE | 166 |
CHAPTER 7 PLUTO THE KUIPER BELT AND BEYOND | 184 |
MOONS OF SATURN | 233 |
MOONS OF URANUS | 238 |
MOONS OF NEPTUNE | 240 |
NOTABLE KUIPER BELT OBJECTS | 242 |
GLOSSARY | 244 |
FOR FURTHER READING | 246 |
| 247 | |
Back Cover | 252 |
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