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Living Among Giants: Exploring and Settling the Outer Solar System
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Michael Carroll

The outer Solar System is rich in resources and may be the best region in which to search for life beyond Earth. In fact, it may ultimately be the best place for Earthlings to set up permanent abodes. This book surveys the feasibility of that prospect, covering the fascinating history of exploration that kicks off our adventure into the outer Solar System. Although other books provide surveys …

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978-3-319-10674-8
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The Twin Sister Planets Venus and Earth Why are they so different?
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MALCUIT, Robert J

This book explains how it came to be that Venus and Earth, while very similar in chemical composition, zonation, size and heliocentric distance from the Sun, are very different in surface environmental conditions. It is argued here that these differences can be accounted for by planetoid capture processes and the subsequent evolution of the planet-satellite system. Venus captured a one-half moo…

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978-3-319-11388-3
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Mercury's Interior, Surface, and Surrounding Environment
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CLARK, Pamela Elizabeth

This SpringerBrief details the MESSENGER Mission, the findings of which present challenges to widely held conventional views and remaining mysteries surrounding the planet. The work answers the question of why Mercury is so dense, and the implications from geochemical data on its planetary formation. It summarizes imaging and compositional data from the terrestrial planet surface processes and …

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978-1-4939-2243-7
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VIII, 97
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SpringerBriefs in Astronomy
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