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1 online resource (567 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About This Book; Authors; 1. Our Solar Planetary System at a Glance; 1.1 Early Beliefs and Discoveries; 1.1.1 Formation of the Solar System and Evolution; 1.2 Our Solar System's Star; 1.3 Interplanetary Medium; 1.4 The Inner Solar System; 1.5 Components and Structure of the Solar System; 1.6 Distances of the Planets in Astronomical Unit; 1.6.1 Mercury; 1.6.2 Venus; 1.6.3 Earth; 1.6.4 Mars; 1.7 Asteroid; 1.7.1 Ceres; 1.7.2 Asteroid Groups; 1.8 Outer Region of Solar System |
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1.9 Outer Planets as Gas Giants1.9.1 Jupiter; 1.9.2 Saturn; 1.9.3 Uranus; 1.9.4 Neptune; 1.10 Centaurs-The Minor Planet; 1.11 Comets; 1.12 Trans-Neptunian Region; 1.13 Kuiper Belt; 1.14 Pluto and Charon; 1.15 Makemake and Haumea; 1.16 Scattered Disk; 1.16.1 Eris; 1.17 Farthest Regions; 1.17.1 Detached Objects; 1.18 The Oort Cloud; 1.19 Unknown Regions; 1.20 Solar System as Located in the Milky Way; 1.20.1 Neighborhood; References; 2. Is the Solar System Stable?; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Stability as the Oldest Problem; 2.3 Laplace-Lagrange Stability of the Solar System |
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2.4 Marginal Stability of the Solar System2.5 Galactic Collision and Planetary Disruption; 2.6 Subsequent Studies; References; 3. Origin of the Solar System; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Orbits; 3.3 Gravitationally Bound Nonstellar Objects; 3.4 Heliocentric Solar System; 3.5 Classification of a Planetary System; 3.6 Orbital Particulars; 3.7 Formation: Presolar Nebula; 3.8 Formation of Various Planets; 3.9 Subsequent Evolution; 3.10 Terrestrial Planets; 3.11 Asteroid Belt; 3.12 Planetary Migration; 3.13 Late Heavy Bombardment; 3.14 Giant Impact Hypothesis; 3.15 Long-Term Stability |
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3.16 Moon-Ring Systems3.17 Stellar Evolution and Future of the Earth; 3.18 Galactic Interaction; 3.19 Properties of Our Solar System; 3.20 Identifying a Suitable Theory; 3.21 Problem with the Solar Nebula Theory; References; 4. Hypotheses Concerning the Formation of Solar System; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Encounter Hypothesis: An Early Theory; 4.3 Nebular Hypothesis; 4.4 Protoplanet Hypothesis; 4.5 Early Solar System Disk; 4.6 Outer Solar System; 4.7 Magnetic Braking; 4.8 Migrating Planets; 4.9 Stellar Spectrum; 4.10 Collapsing Clouds of Gas and Dust: Nebular Hypothesis |
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4.10.1 Further Effects of Gravity4.11 Condensation of Protosun and Protoplanets; 4.11.1 Evidence for the Nebular Hypothesis; References; 5. Solar System Exploration across the Universe; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Relative Sizes of the Objects; 5.3 Early Observations; 5.4 First Exploration of the Solar System; 5.4.1 The Benefits of the Telescope; 5.4.2 The Benefits of Spectroscopy; 5.5 Observations by Spacecraft; 5.5.1 Flybys; 5.6 Orbiters, Rovers, and Landers; 5.7 Overview of Spacecraft Exploration; 5.8 Human Spaceflight; 5.9 Mapping the Baby Universe |
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5.10 Unlocking the Secrets of the Giant Planet Jupiter |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Planetary systems.
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planetary systems.
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Planetary systems
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lichtman, Jeffrey M
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| ISBN |
9781315350585 |
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1315350580 |
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