ISBN: 9798188376680 - beyond neptune: what is past neptune, the kuiper belt and oort cloud explained for adult space readers (the solar system explorer series for adult, band 9) (1 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Beyond Neptune lies the solar system's most scientificallyextraordinary and least explored region. Pluto, revealed by NewHorizons in 2015 to have active geological processes, toweringice mountains, and a possible subsurface ocean, is just the mostfamous of the hundreds of thousands of icy worlds in the KuiperBelt. Sedna orbits with a perihelion so distant that no knownforce could have placed it there. Comets carry the organic chemistryof the early outer solar system directly to our telescopes. And anundiscovered planet the size of a super-Earth may be orchestratingthe orbits of the most distant known objects from hundreds ofAU away. Beyond Neptune is a comprehensive, scientificallyrigorous guide to the outer solar system for adult readers whowant the full depth of one of planetary science's most rapidlyevolving fields.Each chapter includes a Notable featureand the book includes a 38-term specialist glossary. Perfect for: Adults fascinated by planetaryscience and the outer solar system, readers who followedthe New Horizons mission and want deeper context, scienceenthusiasts who want rigorous depth without mathematics, and anyone captivated by the frontier of solar systemexploration.Beyond Neptune is where the solar system'soldest secrets are preserved - and where itsmost important questions are still open.…