Physics of the Solar System

by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, S.I. Rasool (Editor)

CONTENTS Foreword Introduction to Solar Physics Internal Rotation of the Sun A History of Solar Rotation Dynamics of the Outer Solar Atmosphere The Interplanetary Plasma Lower Atmospheres of the Planets The Composition of Planetary Atmospheres Interior Structure of Giant Planets Radar and Radio Exploration of the Planets Nature and Interpretation of the Apollo 11 Lunar Samples Origin of the Solar System Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres History of the Lunar Orbit

532 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2005

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.