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Exploring the Trans-Neptunian Solar System
Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration
Space Studies Board
Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications
National Research Council
Notice
Membership
Foreword
Preface
Executive Summary
Trans-Neptunian Objects
Exploration of New Territory
Reservoirs of Primitive Materials
Processes That Reveal the Solar System's Origin and Evolution
Links to Extrasolar Planets
Prebiotic Chemistry
Effects of the Trans-Neptunian Region on the Inner Solar System
References
Triton
Pluto and Charon
Kuiper Belt Objects
Centaurs
References
Orbits
Bulk Properties
Surfaces and Chemical Compositions
Atmospheres
Plasma Interactions
Laboratory Studies
Theoretical Studies
References
Telescopic Observations
Spacecraft Missions
References
Spacecraft Missions
Telescopic Observations
Research and Analysis
Reference
Glossary
Color Plates
National Academy Press, 1998
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