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Physical Science, 5/e
Bill Tillery, Arizona State University

The Solar System

Chapter 17 Outline


Ideas about the Solar System

  • The Geocentric Model

  • The Heliocentric Model

Origin of the Solar System

The Planets

  • Mercury

  • Venus

  • Mars

A Closer Look: A Recent Magellan Expedition

  • Jupiter

  • Saturn

  • Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto

Small Bodies of the Solar System

  • Comets

  • Asteroids

  • Meteors and Meteorites

A Closer Look: Strange Meteorites