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UNINA9910954370103321 |
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Autore |
Wilkinson John |
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Titolo |
Probing the new solar system / / John Wilkinson |
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Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO Pub., c2009 |
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9786613155191 |
9780643099494 |
0643099492 |
9781283155199 |
1283155192 |
9780643096851 |
064309685X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (311 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Astronomy |
Solar system |
Outer space Exploration |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Why a new solar system? -- Exploring the planets -- The sun -- Mercury: a hot, old world -- Venus: a hot, cloudy planet -- Earth: a watery, living world -- Mars: the red planet -- The asteroid belt -- Jupiter: the gas giant -- Saturn: the ringed planet -- Uranus: the blue, icy planet -- Neptune: an icy, cold world -- Trans-Neptunian objects -- Overview and the future. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Discoveries made about our Solar System using ground-based and space probe technology. |
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