Exploring the trans-Neptunian solar system / / Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration, Space Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council
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Exploring the trans-Neptunian solar system / / Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration, Space Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (64 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 523.48 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Pluto (Dwarf planet) |
| Neptune (Planet) | |
| Charon (Satellite) | |
| Triton (Satellite) | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front Matter -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 The New Worlds Beyond 30 AU -- 2 Current Knowledge and Outstanding Issues -- 3 Key Measurement Objectives -- 4 Technology Issues -- 4 Technology Issues -- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- Glossary. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In the last decade, our knowledge of the outer solar system has been transformed as a result of the Voyager 2 encounter with Neptune and its satellite Triton and from Earth-based observations of the Pluto-Charon system. However, the planetary system does not simply end at the distance of Pluto and Neptune. In the past few years, dozens of bodies have been discovered in near-circular, low inclination orbits near or beyond the orbit of Neptune. These bodies are now believed to be directly related to each other and to Pluto, Charon, and Triton, and as a class they define and occupy the inner boundary of a hitherto unexplored component of the solar system, the trans-neptunian region. Exploring the Trans-Neptunian Solar System reviews current understanding of the trans-neptunian solar system and makes recommendations for the future exploration of this distant realm. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Exploring the trans-Neptunian solar system |
| ISBN: | 9780309174121 |
| 0309174120 | |
| 9780309521888 | |
| 0309521882 | |
| 9780585144979 | |
| 0585144974 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910961682203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Compass series (Washington, D.C.)