Planetary Science - The Science of Planets Around Stars, Second Edition

Since the publication of the popular first edition, stellar and planetary scientists have produced numerous new observations, theories, and interpretations, including the "demotion" of our former ninth planet Pluto as a dwarf planet

List of contents

Unity of the Universe. The Sun and Other Stars. The Planets. The Terrestrial Planets. The Major Planets. The Moon. Satellites and Rings. Asteroids. Comets and the Kuiper Belt. Meteorites. Dust in the Solar System. Theories of the Origin and Evolution of the Solar System. Appendices. Program TIDE. Program TROJANS. Physical Constants and Useful Data. References. Index.

Summary

Since the publication of the popular first edition, stellar and planetary scientists have produced numerous new observations, theories, and interpretations, including the "demotion" of our former ninth planet Pluto as a dwarf planet

Product details

• Authors: George H. A. Cole, George H. A. (University of Hull Cole, George H. A. Woolfson Cole, Cole George H. A., Michael M. Woolfson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.07.2017
• EAN: 9781138406209
• ISBN: 978-1-138-40620-9
• No. of pages: 616
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous; Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Earth Sciences