An Exciting and Authoritative Account of the Second Golden Age of Solar System Exploration Award-winning author Peter Bond provides an up-to-date, in-depth account of the sun and its family in the 2nd edition of Exploring the Solar System. This new edition brings together the discoveries and advances in scientific understanding made during the last 60 years of solar and planetary exploration, using research conducted by the world's leading geoscientists, astronomers, and physicists. Exploring the Solar System, 2nd Edition is an ideal introduction for non-science undergraduates and anyone interested in learning about our small corner of the Milky Way galaxy.
Table of Contents
Introduction to the First Edition ix
Introduction to the Second Edition xi
About the Companion Website xii
1 Beginnings 1
2 Sun 25
3 Earth 57
4 The Moon 92
5 Mercury 121
6 Venus 146
7 Mars 173
8 Jupiter 231
9 Saturn 269
10 Uranus 314
11 Neptune 336
12 Pluto and the Kuiper Belt 354
13 Comets, Asteroids, and Meteorites 384
14 Exoplanets 438
Appendices 475
Glossary 500
Further Reading 506
Index 521
