The Planetary Scientist's Companion is a comprehensive and practical book of facts and data about the Sun, planets, asteroids, comets, meteorites, and Kuiper belt and Centaur objects in our solar system. Also covered are properties of nearby stars, the interstellar medium, and extra-solar planetary systems.
Readership: Planetary scientists, astronomers, undergraduates on planetary science or astronomy courses.
Katharina Lodders, Senior Research Scientist, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Bruce Fegley, Jr, Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, both at Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, USA
1: Technical Data 2: The Solar System 3: The Sun 4: Mercury 5: Venus 6: Earth and Moon 7: Mars and Satellites 8: Jupiter, Rings and Satellites 9: Saturn, Rings and Satellites 10: Uranus, Rings and Satellites 11: Neptune, Rings and Satellites 12: Pluto and Charon 13: The Asteroids 14: Centaur Objects and Kuiper Belt Objects 15: Comets 16: Meteorites 17: Beyond the Solar System Glossary Index
