An Explorer's Guide to the Universe Series: The Inner Solar System: The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

Publisher Britannica Digital Learning

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Britannica Digital Learning

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Copyright

2010

ISBN13

9781615300501

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - 12th Grade

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Overview

The planets closest to the Sun-Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars-include the world we know and its closest neighbors. However, despite our proximity, these rocky, silicate-based planets still represent so many mysteries yet to discover. Through a trove of images and a narrative bursting with detail, The Inner Solar System imparts what is known about this small corner of the Galaxy, and piques reader interest in the unknown.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Introduction.
1: Composition and Origin of the Solar System.
2: Orbits.
3: Planets and Their Moons.
4: The Interplanetary Medium.
5: Origin of the Solar System.
6: The Kant-Laplace Nebular Hypothesis.
7: Modern Ideas.
8: The Sun.
9: Physical Properties.
10: Energy Generation and Transport.
11: Evolution.
12: Helioseismology.
13: The Solar Atmosphere.
14: The Chromosphere.
15: Revelations in the Dark.
16: The Corona.
17: Solar Wind.
18: Solar Activity.
19: Sunspots.
20: Prominences.
21: Flares.
22: Solar-Terrestrial Effects.
23: History of Solar Observations.
24: Mercury.
25: Planetary Data for Mercury.
26: Basic Astronomical Data.
27: Observational Challenges.
28: Orbital and Rotational Effects.
29: Mercury in Tests of Relativity.
30: Mariner 10 and Messenger.
31: The Atmosphere.
32: The Magnetic Field and Magnetosphere.
33: Character of the Surface.
34: Caloris Basin and Surrounding Region.
35: Plains.
36: Scarps.
37: Surface Composition.
38: Mercury's Formation.
39: Later Development.
40: Venus.
41: Basic Astronomical Data.
42: Planetary Data for Venus.
43: The Atmosphere.
44: Interaction with the Solar Wind.
45: Character of the Surface.
46: Surface Composition.
47: Surface Features.
48: Features Due to Tectonic Activity.
49: Volcanic Features.
50: Impact Craters.
51: Interior Structure and Geologic Evolution.
52: Observations from Earth.
53: Spacecraft Exploration.
54: Earth.
55: Basic Planetary Data.
56: The Astronomical Unit.
57: Planetary Data for Earth.
58: The Atmosphere.
59: The Hydrosphere.
60: The Outer Shell.
61: The Interior.
62: The Geomagnetic Field and Magnetosphere.
63: Development of Earth's Structure and Composition.
64: Accretion of the Early Earth.
65: Effects of Planetesimal Impacts.
66: Planetary Differentiation.
67: Earth Impacts.
68: Objects That Pose a Threat.
69: Frequency of Impacts.
70: The Tunguska Event.
71: NEO Search Programs.
72: Determining the Hazar
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An Explorer's Guide to the Universe Series: The Inner Solar System: The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

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