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Until recently, minor planet namme citations were scattered in the astronomical literature, and the origin of many names remained obscure. IAU Commission 20 in 1988 established a study group to ecucidate the meanings of asteroid names. Under the…

Discovering the Solar System Barrie W. Jones The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK Discovering the Solar System is a comprehensive, up-to-date account of the Solar System and of the ways in which the various bodies have been investigated and…

Designed as a supplementary textbook relvant for geology and astronomy courses, the theme is of comparative planetology, discussing such processes as eolian erosion, volcanism, cratering mechanics and plate tectonics. By adopting the comparative…

An arresting jacket painting by Brad Greenwood shows the solar system as it would be seen from the sun. The 56 contributors to this one-volume encyclopedia--all specialists in solar system science--describe the system from the galaxy inward to the…

Long before Galileo published his discoveries about Jupiter, lunar craters, and the Milky Way in the Starry Messenger in 1610, people were fascinated with the planets and stars around them. That interest continues today, and scientists are making new…

Het heelal wemelt van de meest vreemde planeten. Sommige zijn compleet bedekt met water, andere bestaan voor een groot gedeelte uit diamant en weer andere lijken als twee druppels water op de aarde. Nieuwe ontdekkingen van tot de verbeelding…

For the first time in human history, we know for certain the existence of planets around other stars. Now the fastest-growing field in space science, the time is right for this fundamental source book on the topic which will lay the foundation for…

How did Mercury get such an enormous iron core? Why is its tectonic framework so different from any other planet or satellite? What is its crystal composition? Why is the crust so depleted in iron when the interior is so rich in that element? What…

his book chronicles the history of climate science and planetary exploration, focusing on our ever-expanding knowledge of Earth's climate, and the parallel research underway on some of our nearest neighbours: Mars, Venus and Titan. From early…

Exploring Planetary Worlds incorporates the findings from recent space investigations into a fascinating portraval ofthe planets and associated planetary satellites, rings, asteroids, and comets. Written bv worldrenowned planetary scientist David…