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" Physics and chemistry of the solar system / "
John S. Lewis
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BL
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596451
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GB95-42388b425670
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| Main Entry
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Lewis, John S
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| Title & Author
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Physics and chemistry of the solar system /\ John S. Lewis
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| Publication Statement
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San Diego :: Academic Press,, c1995
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x, 556 p. :: ill. ;; 29 cm
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| ISBN
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0124467407 (case : acid-free paper)
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: 0124467415 (paper : acid-free paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-537) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Astronomical perspective -- General description of the Solar System -- The Sun and the Solar Nebula -- The major planets -- Pluto and the icy satellites of the outer planets -- Comets and meteors -- Meteorites and asteroids -- The airless rocky bodies : Io, Phobos, Deimos, the Moon, and Mercury -- The terrestrial planets : Mars, Venus, and Earth -- Planets and life about other stars -- Future prospects
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Planetology
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Astrophysics
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Cosmochemistry
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Solar system
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QB501.L497 1995
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