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ENCYCLOPEDIA
of the
SOLAR SYSTEM
‘‘Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the
cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.’’
—Galileo Galilei, 1564–1642
ENCYCLOPEDIA
of the
SOLAR SYSTEM
Edited by
PAUL R. WEISSMAN
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
LUCY-ANN M
C
FADDEN
Department of Astronomy
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
TORRENCE V. JOHNSON
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
ACADEMIC PRESS
San Diego London Boston New York Sydney Tokyo Toronto
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Jacket:
An artist’s view of the Solar System as observed from the Sun. Painting by Brad Greenwood.
Frontispiece:
Launch of the Galileo spacecraft from the shuttle Atlantis, October 18, 1989. Galileo used gravity-assist flybys of Venus and
the Earth to get to Jupiter, where it went into orbit on December 7, 1995. (NASA photo; courtesy of IMAX Corporation.)
Appendix:
Launch of the Cassini Orbiter and Huygens Probe on Titan IV. (NASA photo)
Website:
Academic Press maintains a WWW site for the Encyclopedia at www.academicpress.com/solar/. Author-recommended web
resources for additional information, images, and research developments related to each chapter of this volume are available here.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Copyright
©
1999 by ACADEMIC PRESS
All Rights Reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information
storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Academic Press
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525 B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, California 92101-4495, USA
Academic Press Limited
24-28 Oval Road, London NW1 7DX, UK
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-84429
International Standard Book Number: 0-12-226805-9
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
9900010203MM9876543
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ENCYCLOPEDIA
of the
SOLAR SYSTEM
‘‘Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the
cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.’’
—Galileo Galilei, 1564–1642
ENCYCLOPEDIA
of the
SOLAR SYSTEM
Edited by
PAUL R. WEISSMAN
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
LUCY-ANN M
C
FADDEN
Department of Astronomy
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
TORRENCE V. JOHNSON
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
ACADEMIC PRESS
San Diego London Boston New York Sydney Tokyo Toronto
....................................................
Jacket:
An artist’s view of the Solar System as observed from the Sun. Painting by Brad Greenwood.
Frontispiece:
Launch of the Galileo spacecraft from the shuttle Atlantis, October 18, 1989. Galileo used gravity-assist flybys of Venus and
the Earth to get to Jupiter, where it went into orbit on December 7, 1995. (NASA photo; courtesy of IMAX Corporation.)
Appendix:
Launch of the Cassini Orbiter and Huygens Probe on Titan IV. (NASA photo)
Website:
Academic Press maintains a WWW site for the Encyclopedia at www.academicpress.com/solar/. Author-recommended web
resources for additional information, images, and research developments related to each chapter of this volume are available here.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Copyright
©
1999 by ACADEMIC PRESS
All Rights Reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information
storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Academic Press
a division of Harcourt Brace & Company
525 B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, California 92101-4495, USA
Academic Press Limited
24-28 Oval Road, London NW1 7DX, UK
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-84429
International Standard Book Number: 0-12-226805-9
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
9900010203MM9876543
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