Beyond pluto: exploring the outer limits of the solar system
Auteur :
Davies, John
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521800198
Date de publication :
19 juil. 2001
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,1 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
549 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In the ten years preceding this book's publication, the known solar system more than doubled in size. For the first time in two centuries a new population of planetary objects was found. This 'Kuiper Belt' of minor planets revolutionised our understanding of the solar system and explained the origin of Pluto, and beyond.