A new frontier in our solar system opened with the discovery of the Kuiper Belt and the extensive population of icy bodies orbiting beyond Neptune. Today the study of all of these bodies, collectively referred to as trans-Neptunian objects, reveals them to be frozen time capsules from the earliest epochs of solar system formation. This new volume in the Space Science Series, with one hundred contributing authors, offers the most detailed and up-to-date picture of our solar system’s farthest frontier. Our understanding of trans-Neptunian objects is rapidly evolving and currently constitutes one of the most active research fields in planetary sciences. The Solar System Beyond Neptune brings the reader to the forefront of our current understanding and points the way to further advancement in the field, making it an indispensable resource for researchers and students in planetary science.
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Winner of a PROSE award spronsored by the Association of American Publishers in the cosmology/astronomy category." “This research is the astronomical equivalent to sequencing dinosaur DNA.” — Meteoritics and Planetary Science “The new volume in the Space Science Series offers the most up-to-date picture of our solar system’s farthest regions. The Solar System Beyond Neptune brings the reader to the forefront of our current understanding and points the way to further advancement in the field, making it a good resource for researchers and students in the planetary sciences.” — Spaceflight
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M. A. Barucci is a professor of solar system science at Paris VII University and the Paris Observatory.
Hermann Boehnhardt is a cometary scientist at the Max- Planck-Institute for Solar System Research in Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany.
Dale Cruikshank is a research scientist in the astrophysics branch of the NASA Ames Research Center.
Alessandro Morbidelli is the director of research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, the largest public research organization in France.
Hermann Boehnhardt is a cometary scientist at the Max- Planck-Institute for Solar System Research in Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany.
Dale Cruikshank is a research scientist in the astrophysics branch of the NASA Ames Research Center.
Alessandro Morbidelli is the director of research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, the largest public research organization in France.
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a readable and comprehensive look at the distant reaches of the solar system,
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I was pleasantly surprised at the readability and high average quality of the contributions to this edited volume of current research in what is now called the Trans Neptunian solar system. This theorized region of the solar system was established empirically only a few decades ago with discovery of Edgeworth Kuiper Belt objects although long period comets were known to be from distant reaches as well. The book also covers in detail some objects currently within Neptune's orbit such as the Centaurs since they are believed to have originated in the Edgeworth Kuiper belt or other areas of the trans Neptunian region.
Obviously research is still in beginning stages on this difficult to study region because the objects are relatively small and faint. Nevertheless it is amazing how much solid thinking has been devoted to analyzing and modeling the composition, evolution and orbital dynamics of these planetoids. If you have any interest in this topic, this book can be highly recommended.
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The Solar system beyond Neptune,
This review is from: The Solar System Beyond Neptune (Space Science Series) (Hardcover)
This book is the 35th volume of an unparalleled series of books
covering all aspects of Solar System science. Its topic is a region in space which - except being passed by long period comets - only twenty years ago was still considered to be empty. Today it is obvious that it represents one of the most interesting locations at planetary distances, as it can be termed the interface between our home, the Solar System, and the distant stars in the Galaxy. Matching the high standards of the previous volumes of the Space Science Series the authors and editors present an encompassing and comprehensive overview of all relevant aspects. Therefore the objects of this region and their properties, as well as their relationship to other comparable bodies and processes closer or even more distant to the sun are presented to the reader in a most beneficial manner.
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