
The Solar System 2
External Satellites, Small Bodies, Cosmochemistry, Dynamics, Exobiology
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The Solar System 2
External Satellites, Small Bodies, Cosmochemistry, Dynamics, Exobiology
About this book
This book presents a global and synthetic vision of planetology – the study of objects in the Solar System. In the past several decades, planetology has undergone a real revolution, marked in particular by the discovery of the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune, the discovery of extrasolar planets, and also by the space exploration of ever more distant objects. Today, it is at the crossroads of many disciplines: astronomy, geophysics, geochemistry and biology. The Solar System 2 studies the outer Solar System: satellites and rings of giant planets, small bodies and dwarf planets. It also deals with meteorites and cosmochemistry, as well as the formation and dynamics of the Solar System. It addresses the question of the origin of life and extraterrestrial life, and presents all of the methods in the study of planetology.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Satellites and Rings of the Giant Planets
- 2. Comets, Asteroids, and Dwarf Planets
- 3. Meteorites and Cosmochemistry
- 4. Formation and Dynamic History of the Solar System¹
- 5. Origin of Life and Extraterrestrial Life
- 6 Methods for Studying the Solar System
- Appendix Web links
- Glossary
- List of Authors
- Index
- EULA