Discovering the Solar System
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The Sun and Its Family.
The Origin of the Solar System.
Small Bodies in the Solar System.
Interiors of Planets and Satellites: The Observational and Theoretical Basis.
Interiors of Planets and Satellites: Models of Individual Bodies.
Surfaces of Planets and Satellites: Methods and Processes.
Surfaces of Planets and Satellites: Inactive Surfaces.
Surfaces of Planets and Satellites: Active Surfaces.
Atmospheres of Planets and Satellites: General Considerations.
Atmospheres of Rocky and Icy-Rocky Bodies.
Atmospheres of the Giant Planets.
Question Answers and Comments.
Glossary.
Electronic Media.
Further Reading.
Index.
The Origin of the Solar System.
Small Bodies in the Solar System.
Interiors of Planets and Satellites: The Observational and Theoretical Basis.
Interiors of Planets and Satellites: Models of Individual Bodies.
Surfaces of Planets and Satellites: Methods and Processes.
Surfaces of Planets and Satellites: Inactive Surfaces.
Surfaces of Planets and Satellites: Active Surfaces.
Atmospheres of Planets and Satellites: General Considerations.
Atmospheres of Rocky and Icy-Rocky Bodies.
Atmospheres of the Giant Planets.
Question Answers and Comments.
Glossary.
Electronic Media.
Further Reading.
Index.
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"Jones has very effectively gone beyond the somewhat trite treatments of the Solar System...and managed to produce a book that will serve a range of purposes for a wide range of readers...I will certainly be recommending this book to my students this coming semester" (The Observatory, February 2001)
"DISCOVERING THE SOLAR SYSTEM is essential reading for all undergraduate students...and for those at a more advanced level approaching the subject for the first time." (The Science Book Board Book Review, 1999)
"DISCOVERING THE SOLAR SYSTEM is essential reading for all undergraduate students...and for those at a more advanced level approaching the subject for the first time." (The Science Book Board Book Review, 1999)
