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" Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the outer solar system "
Linda T. Elkins-Tanton.
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BL
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782263
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b602276
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Linda T. Elkins-Tanton.
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Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the outer solar system\ Linda T. Elkins-Tanton.
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Rev. ed
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New York: Facts on File, ©2011.
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xix, 248 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
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0816077010
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: 9780816077014
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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.
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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.
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Neptune (Planet)
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Pluto (Dwarf planet)
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Uranus (Planet)
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QB681.L563 2011
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Linda T Elkins-Tanton
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