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New Solar System

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ISBN-10: 0521645875

ISBN-13: 9780521645874

Edition: 4th 1999 (Revised)

Authors: J. Kelly Beatty, Carolyn Collins Petersen, Andrew L. Chaikin

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The New Solar System has been completely redesigned to display hundreds of new images to best advantage and to make the reference data and tables easier to use.
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Book details

List price: $69.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/28/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 430
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.992
Language: English

Carolyn Collins Petersen is a science journalist and creator of educational materials for astronomy.

Andrew Chaikin is a space historian and Executive Editor of Space.com. He lives in Arlington, Massachusetts.

Introduction
Exploring the solar system
Origin of the solar system
The Sun
Planetary magnetospheres and the interplanetary medium
Cosmetary reservoirs
The role of collisions
Mercury
Venus
Planet Earth
The Moon
Mars
Surfaces and interiors of the Terrestrial planets
Atmospheres of the terrestrial planets
Interiors of the giant planets
Atmospheres of the giant planets
Planetary rings
Io Torrence
Europa
Ganymede and Callisto
Titan
Triton, Pluto and Charon
Midsize icy satellites
Small worlds: patterns and relationships
Comets
Asteroids
Meteorites
Life in the solar system
Other planetary systems
Tables
Glossary
Biographical sketches of contributors
Index