00000nam a2200000 i 4500 UP-1685954869149680054 Buklod 20240227170527.0 m | | | ta 240227s2020 nju a r b|001 0|eng d 9781119384908 (paperback) 21351152 BC-74617 SERV Enterprises PhP 15,195.00 Prof. Dymphna Javier DLC BAG rda eng QB 501 B66 2020 Bond, Peter 1948- author. Exploring the solar system Peter Bond. Second edition. Hoboken, NJ, USA Wiley-Blackwell 2020. X, 536 pages illustrations (chiefly color) 28 cm text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier First edition published 2012. Includes bibliographical references (pages 506-520) and index. "For millennia, people have studied the heavens and wondered about the nature and origins of the Sun, Moon and planets. Indeed, Solar System studies dominated the field of astronomy until the introduction of powerful telescopes and advanced instruments in the 19th century. In the last 50 years, spacecraft have flown past or orbited all of the major planets and two dwarf planets, landed on the Moon, Mars, Titan, a comet and an asteroid. They have also brought back samples of Moon rock, comet and asteroid dust, as well as the solar wind. This era of robotic and human exploration has revolutionized scientists' knowledge of our corner of the Galaxy, and further astounding revelations are expected in the decades to come"--Provided by publisher. Solar system. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN QB 501 B66 2020 Book