The outer solar system
The outer solar system extends beyond a heliocentric distance of 5 AU. It contains the giant planets and their systems (rings and satellites), the Kuiper belt, the comets (except those which approach episodically the inner solar system) and, at its outer edge, the Oort cloud. The outer solar system...
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| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2009-02-01
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| Series: | EPJ Web of Conferences |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjconf/e2009-00925-8 |