This exhaustive work covers solar system astrophysics beginning with basic tools
of spherical astronomy, and celestial mechanics. Coverage includes the
Earth-Moon system and the interior planets; rocks and minerals, including
crystallography; atmospheres, with detailed discussions of circulation,
applicable also to discussion of the gas giants. The three giant planets are
discussed together. This is followed by chapters on moons and rings, comets and
meteors, meteorites and asteroids, and a discussion of extrasolar planets. The
material is updated to incorporate the latest discoveries of the Mars Rover and
the Saturn Cassini missions.