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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The Solar System
Beyond Neptune
edited by M. A. Barucci, H. Boehnhardt, D. P. Cruikshank, and A.
Morbidelli
The University of Arizona
Press,
2008
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