The Solar System Beyond Neptune (Space Science Series)

ISBN 10: 0816527555 / ISBN 13: 9780816527557

Published by University of Arizona Press, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Solar System Beyond Neptune (Space Science Series)
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816527555
• ISBN 13: 9780816527557
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Book Type: book

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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.

About the Author

M. A. Barucci is a professor of solar system science at Paris VII University and the Paris Observatory.