by Neil F. Comins
Fifth Edition ©2013
ISBN-10: 1-4292-5519-6 ISBN-13: 978-1-4292-5519-6 Paper Text, 300 pages See available formats »
MANY SCIENTIFIC UPDATES are included in this edition. New topics include how astronomers are: probing the extent of water on the Moon; developing new theories of how the solar system formed; finding planets orbiting distant alien stars; discovering stars and stellar remnants with unexpected properties, among myriad other things. DISCOVERY BOXES provide deeper coverage of certain topics. In previous editions, some of this material was found only in the appendix, but now key concepts have been pulled into the chapter where they appear in context, but still are optional reading assignments. A NEW Formation of the Solar System chapter has been added to accommodate the wealth of new science regarding discoveries both inside and outside our solar system. REORGANIZATION OF THE PLANETS’ CHAPTERS reinforces comparative planetology, without sacrificing individual planet coverage. All terrestrial planets, including Earth and Moon, are now covered in one chapter, The Terrestrial Planets and their Moons. All outer planets are covered in a second chapter, The Outer Planets and their Moons. COMPARATIVE PLANETOLOGY is now introduced at the start of chapter 5, Terrestrial Planets and their Moons, where it gives context to the rest of the planetary coverage. ADVANCED and DISCUSSION QUESTIONS have been added to the Review Questions at the end of the chapter.
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