Discovering Pluto: Exploration at the Edge of the Solar System

Discovering Pluto: Exploration at the Edge of the Solar System
ISBN-10
0816534314
ISBN-13
9780816534319
Category
Science
Pages
500
Language
English
Published
2018-02-27
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Authors
William Sheehan, Dale P. Cruikshank

Description

The story of Pluto and its largest moon, from discovery through the New Horizons flyby--Provided by publisher.

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