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"Designed to meet the needs of both general readers and students, The Solar System Singles cover all major topics on Earth's solar system as it is understood from the latest perspectives. Each of the 35-45 essays begins with standard, ready-reference information. An ""Overview"" section details basic information about the subject and discusses the main facts about the topic. ""Knowledge Gained/Methods of Study/Applications"" details how the topic is investigated, what scientific knowledge we have accumulated, or the uses of the knowledge we have gained. ""Context"" addresses the topic from the larger perspective of the history of solar-system science and its relevance for humankind. ""Further Reading"" is an annotated selection of the most important print resources for further study. Lastly, ""See Also"" lists cross-references to other essays in the set. Each set is heavily illustrated. The Moon & Other Small Bodies Table of Contents: Asteroids; 1908: The Tunguska event, Siberia; Apollo Program; Asteroid Toutatis Passes Near Earth; c. 65,000,000 B.C.E.: Yucatan crater, Atlantic Ocean; Calendars (Calendars and the Astronomical Cycle); Ceres; Comet Halley; Comet Hyakutake Is Discovered; Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9; Comets; Dwarf Planets; Earth-Moon Relations; Eclipses; Eris and Dysnomia; Impact Cratering; Kuiper Belt; Lunar Craters; Lunar History; Lunar Interior; Lunar Maria; Lunar Regolith Samples; Lunar Rocks; Lunar Surface Experiments; Meteorites and Comets (Meteorite and Comet Impacts); Meteorites: Achondrites; Meteorites: Carbonaceous Chondrites; Meteorites: Chondrites; Meteorites: Nickel-Irons; Meteorites: Stony Irons; Meteoroids from the Moon and Mars; Meteors and Meteor Showers; Moon; Nemesis and Planet X; Planetary Orbits: Couplings and Resonances; Planetary Satellites; Pluto and Charon; Satellites; Space debris; Space resources; Tides and Waves."

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