عنوان

Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the outer solar system

(Number (ISBN

0816077010

(Number (ISBN

9780816077014

Number

b602276

Title Proper

Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the outer solar system

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton.

Edition Statement

Rev. ed

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Facts on File

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2011.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xix, 248 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Text of Note

Uranus: fast facts about a planet in orbit --; Interior of Uranus --; Surface appearance and conditions on Uranus --; Rings and moons of Uranus --; Neptune: fast facts about a planet in orbit --; Interior of Neptune --; Surface appearance and conditions on Neptune --; Neptune's rings and moons --; Discovery of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt --; Pluto: fast facts about a dwarf planet in orbit --; What little is known about Pluto's interior and surface --; Charon: Pluto's moon, or its companion dwarf planet? --; Rest of the Kuiper Belt population --; Nice model for Kuiper Belt formation --; Oort Cloud --; Conclusions: the known and the unknown --; Appendix 1: units and measurements --; Appendix 2: light, wavelength, and radiation --; Appendix 3: a list of all known mons.

Text of Note

Describes the interiors, surfaces, rings, and moons of Uranus and Neptune; the discovery of Pluto and the Kuiper belt; what is known about Pluto's interior and surface; and also discusses Charon and the Oort cloud.

Neptune (Planet)

Pluto (Dwarf planet)

Uranus (Planet)

Class number

Book number

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton.

Linda T Elkins-Tanton

Electronic name

[Book]

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