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This book provides a comprehensive and synthetic overview of planetary science, focusing on the study of solar system objects. It covers recent discoveries, including the Kuiper Belt and distant objects, and spans multiple disciplines such as astronomy, geophysics, geochemistry, and biology. The book examines the outer solar system, including the satellites and rings of giant planets, small bodies, and dwarf planets, as well as meteorites and cosmochemistry. It addresses the formation and dynamics of the solar system, the origin of life, and various methods of planetary science research. Written by eminent astronomers Thérèse Encrenaz and James Lequeux, it is intended for a scholarly audience.

Planetary science. --- Solar system. --- Planetary science