Solar System Beyond Neptune, the (University of Arizona Space Science) - Hardcover

Book 17 of 28: The University of Arizona Space Science

Barucci, A

 
9780816527557: Solar System Beyond Neptune, the (University of Arizona Space Science)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0816527555 ISBN 13: 9780816527557
Publisher: University of Arizona Press, 2008

Synopsis

A new frontier in our solar system opened with the discovery of the Kuiper Belt and the extensive population of icy bodies orbiting beyond Neptune. Today the study of all of these bodies, collectively referred to as trans-Neptunian objects, reveals them to be frozen time capsules from the earliest epochs of solar system formation. This new volume in the Space Science Series, with one hundred contributing authors, offers the most detailed and up-to-date picture of our solar system’s farthest frontier. Our understanding of trans-Neptunian objects is rapidly evolving and currently constitutes one of the most active research fields in planetary sciences. The Solar System Beyond Neptune brings the reader to the forefront of our current understanding and points the way to further advancement in the field, making it an indispensable resource for researchers and students in planetary science.

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Review

Winner of a PROSE award spronsored by the Association of American Publishers in the cosmology/astronomy category." This research is the astronomical equivalent to sequencing dinosaur DNA. Meteoritics and Planetary Science The new volume in the Space Science Series offers the most up-to-date picture of our solar system s farthest regions. The Solar System Beyond Neptune brings the reader to the forefront of our current understanding and points the way to further advancement in the field, making it a good resource for researchers and students in the planetary sciences. Spaceflight"

PROSE award winner (Cosmology/Astronomy)

"This research is the astronomical equivalent to sequencing dinosaur DNA."--Meteoritics and Planetary Science

"Offers the most up-to-date picture of our solar system's farthest regions. The Solar System Beyond Neptune brings the reader to the forefront of our current understanding and points the way to further advancement in the field, making it a good resource for researchers and students in the planetary sciences."--Spaceflight

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Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0816527555
ISBN 13 
9780816527557
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
592