The Solar SystemElsevier, 22 de out. de 2013 - 354 páginas Presents a contemporary picture of the solar system, including a description of the Earth, Mars, Venus, cratered worlds, exotic rocks and ices, and giant planets. It is pitched at an introductory level and assumes no previous knowledge of planetary astronomy. Little mathematics is used in the text and the numerous graphs and diagrams are kept as simple as possible. End of chapter exercises are provided. The book can be used as an end in itself, or as a preparation for more advanced study, for which references are given. |
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Chapter 3 Mars | 75 |
Chapter 4 Venus | 124 |
Chapter 5 The acquisition of volatiles by the terrestrial planets | 146 |
Chapter 6 The Moon | 154 |
Chapter 7 Mercury | 186 |
Chapter 8 Crater production on the terrestrial planets | 203 |
Chapter 11 Planetary rings | 258 |
Chapter 12 The system of Uranus | 263 |
Chapter 13 The system of Neptune | 277 |
Chapter 14 Pluto comets asteroids and meteoroids | 293 |
Chapter 15 The origin and end of planetarysystems | 306 |
Figure acknowledgements | 322 |
Some further reading | 325 |
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