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For Further Exploration<\/h1>\r\n
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Articles<\/h2>\r\n

Davidson, K. \u201cCarl Sagan\u2019s Coming of Age.\u201d Astronomy.<\/em> (November 1999): 40. About the noted popularizer of science and how he developed his interest in astronomy.<\/p>\r\nGarget, J. \u201cMysterious Microworlds.\u201d Astronomy.<\/em> (July 2005): 32. A quick tour of a number of the moons in the solar system.\r\n

Hartmann, W. \u201cThe Great Solar System Revision.\u201d Astronomy<\/em>. (August 1998): 40. How our views have changed over the past 25 years.<\/p>\r\n

Kross, J. \u201cWhat\u2019s in a Name?\u201d Sky & Telescope<\/em>. (May 1995): 28. How worlds are named.<\/p>\r\n

Rubin, A. \u201cSecrets of Primitive Meteorites.\u201d Scientific American<\/em>. (February 2013): 36. What meteorites can teach us about the environment in which the solar system formed.<\/p>\r\n

Soter, S. \u201cWhat Is a Planet?\u201d Scientific American<\/em>. (January 2007): 34. The IAU\u2019s new definition of a planet in our solar system, and what happened to Pluto as a result.<\/p>\r\n

Talcott, R. \u201cHow the Solar System Came to Be.\u201d Astronomy<\/em>. (November 2012): 24. On the formation period of the Sun and the planets.<\/p>\r\n

Wood, J. \u201cForging the Planets: The Origin of our Solar System.\u201d Sky & Telescope<\/em>. (January 1999): 36. Good overview.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

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Websites<\/h2>\r\nGazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: http:\/\/planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov\/.<\/a> Outlines the rules for naming bodies and features in the solar system.\r\n

Planetary Photojournal: http:\/\/photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov\/index.html<\/a> . This NASA site features thousands of the best images from planetary exploration, with detailed captions and excellent indexing. You can find images by world, feature name, or mission, and download them in a number of formats. And the images are copyright-free because your tax dollars paid for them.<\/p>\r\n

The following sites present introductory information and pictures about each of the worlds of our solar system:<\/p>\r\n\r\n