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Solar System in Minutes

內容簡介

內容簡介 以簡明的文字導覽關於太陽系的200個關鍵概念與星體，搭配清晰的解說圖示與最新的太空攝影，讓你在數分鐘內，就能掌握一個與太陽系相關的詞條。什麼太陽系？是太陽風所能抵達的日球層頂？還是太陽重力影響所及的範圍？這個體系的主要成員有哪些？什麼是岩石行星？巨行星又是哪幾個？月亮是地球唯一的衛星，木星與土星有幾個屬於它們的”月亮”？膨脹的巨行星可以吞噬整個彗星，那麼彗星到底來自何處？太陽系的九大行星變成了八個，行星的定義將冥王星打入矮行星的行列，成為海王星軌道外側古柏帶的一員。先進的天文設備與不同的太空模型，使得我們對太陽系的理解越來越多。透過本書，我們得知太陽系的生成、演變與科學，還有探索這個星系的有趣故事與未來發展。This concise, illuminating guide takes us on a comprehensive tour of the solar system, from the Sun at its very heart - via the planets and their moons - to the icy objects at its periphery, some 150 billion kilometres away.The Solar System in Minutes explains the history and features of all the major celestial bodies, including the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, the planets' main moons, the asteroids, comets, dwarf planets and the Kuiper belt; as well as the birth, evolution and science of the solar system and the story - and future - of its exploration.With 200 of the very latest space photographs and explanatory diagrams, here is the easiest way to understand our cosmic neighbourhood.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Giles SparrowGiles Sparrow studied astronomy at University College London and science communication at Imperial College London. He is the author of numerous bestselling books including Cosmos, The Stargazer's Handbook, Hubble: Window on the Universe, Astronomy in Minutes, and Physics in Minutes.

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