Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the Outer Solar SystemInfobase Publishing, 2006 - 225 pages Discusses what data there is on the distant gas planets and investigates theories about their formation and evolution. Useful for those interested in understanding the science and history behind the exploration of the celestial bodies, this volume brings the mystery of the outer solar system to the forefront. |
Contents
Uranus Fast Facts about a Planet in Orbit | 3 |
The Interior of Uranus | 13 |
Surface Appearance and Conditions on Uranus | 23 |
Rings and Moons of Uranus | 37 |
Neptune Fast Facts about a Planet in Orbit | 63 |
The Interior of Neptune | 75 |
Surface Appearance and Conditions on Neptune | 81 |
Neptunes Rings and Moons | 85 |
The Rest of the Kuiper Belt Population | 125 |
Beyond the Kuiper Belt | 143 |
The Oort Cloud | 145 |
Conclusions The Known and the Unknown | 151 |
Units and Measurements | 159 |
Light Wavelength and Radiation | 171 |
A List of All Known Moons | 180 |
Glossary | 182 |
Pluto and the Kuiper Belt | 99 |
The Discovery of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt | 101 |
Pluto Fast Facts about a Dwarf Planet in Orbit | 109 |
What Little Is Known about Plutos Interior and Surface | 113 |
Charon Plutos Moon or Its Companion Dwarf Planet? | 121 |
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