| Description |
xviii, 349 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Astronomy and astrophysics library |
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Astronomy and astrophysics library.
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| Contents |
1. General Features of the Solar System -- 2. Methods of Studying the Solar System -- 3. The Formation of the Solar System -- 4. The Interaction of Solar-System Bodies with the Interplanetary Medium / Michel Blanc -- 5. The Inner Planets and their Satellites -- 6. The Asteroids (or "Minor Planets") -- 7. The Giant Planets -- 8. Bodies Without Atmospheres in the Outer Solar System -- 9. Satellites with Atmospheres -- 10. The Comets -- 11. Interplanetary Dust, Micrometeorites and Meteorites -- 12. Conclusions -- Appendix 1. Mobility and Conductivity of Ionospheric Plasma -- Appendix 2. Local Equations for the Magnetic Equilibrium of a Magnetopause |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-346) and index |
| Subject |
Planetary science.
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| SUBJECT |
Solar system. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85124544
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| Author |
Bibring, Jean-Pierre, 1947-
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Blanc, Michel, 1949-
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| LC no. |
94048499 |
| ISBN |
0387588361 (New York : acid-free paper) |
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3540588361 (Berlin : acid-free paper) |
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