Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 371 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Technical data -- The solar system -- The sun -- Mercury -- Venus -- The earth and the moon -- Mars and satellites -- Jupiter, rings, and satellites -- Saturn, rings, and satellites -- Uranus, rings, and satellites -- Neptune, rings, and satellites -- Pluto and Charon -- The asteroids -- Centaur objects and Kuiper belt objects -- Comets -- Meteorites -- Beyond the solar system |
Summary |
A comprehensive and practical book of facts and data about the Sun, planets, asteroids, comets, meteorites, the Kuiper belt and Centaur objects in our solar system. Also covered are properties of nearby stars, the interstellar medium, and extra-solar planetary systems |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Planetary science -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Cosmochemistry -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Geochemistry -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Cosmochemistry
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Geochemistry
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Planetary science
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Planetologie
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Sistema solar.
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Planetologia.
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GeoquĂmica.
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Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Fegley, Bruce
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LC no. |
97048465 |
ISBN |
1423759834 |
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9781423759836 |
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9780195353709 |
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0195353706 |
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9786610470327 |
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6610470324 |
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