Pluto and beyond.
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| Title: | Pluto and beyond. |
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| Authors: | Lemonick, Michael D. |
| Source: | Scientific American. Nov2014, Vol. 311 Issue 5, p46-53. 8p. 5 Color Photographs, 3 Diagrams. |
| Subjects: | Rosetta (Spacecraft), New Horizons (Spacecraft), Origin of the solar system, Trans-Neptunian objects, Pluto (Dwarf planet), Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet, Kuiper belt, Oort Cloud |
| Abstract: | The article discusses space probes that are getting close-up looks at comets, asteroids, and dwarf planets from the Kuiper belt, revealing how the origin of the solar system. Topics include the study of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Rosetta space probe, the study of the dwarf planet Pluto by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) New Horizons probe, and a historical overview of the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud. |
| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | The article discusses space probes that are getting close-up looks at comets, asteroids, and dwarf planets from the Kuiper belt, revealing how the origin of the solar system. Topics include the study of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Rosetta space probe, the study of the dwarf planet Pluto by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) New Horizons probe, and a historical overview of the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud. |
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| ISSN: | 00368733 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/scientificamerican1114-46 |
