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  • Major leaps in space technology now allow us to view the splendor and diversity of the Solar System in remarkable detail. This textbook presents a fascinating description of the bodies in the Solar System and their origin and evolution. It highlights important concepts and techniques in boxed summaries. There are many questions and answers throughout the text, as well as end-chapter exercises with full solutions. This new edition has been updated throughout to reflect our current knowledge and contains new figures to bring it up to date.

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