ASTR630 Textbooks
Required:
Planetary Sciences
(I. de Pater and J.J. Lissauer), Updated 2nd Edition (2016, ISBN:
978-1-107-09161-0), $80.
A thorough quantitative treatment of the physics of the planets. A
good choice if you want to go into more detail in a given area.
Errata for the 2010,
2011,
and 2016 printings.
Recommended:
Fundamental Planetary Sciences: Physics, Chemistry, and Habitability
(J.J. Lissauer and I. dePater), Updateed 1st Edition (2019, ISBN 978-1-108-41198-1), $50-$75.
An excellent introduction to the physics of the
planets. Covers the same material as the required text at a more accessible level.
Good General Solar System Information:
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