ASTR430 Textbooks
Required:
Fundamental Planetary Science (J.J. Lissauer and
I. de Pater). An excellent quantitative introduction to the physics of the
planets. About $70.
Errata for the
2013 edition and
updated 2019 edition.
Recommended:
The New Solar System (J.K. Beatty and A. Chaikin,
Eds., 4th Edition). $10-$20 second hand.
Excellent qualitative
introduction to planetary science. Descriptive chapters are each
written by experts in the field. Published in 2000, so somewhat out
of date but still a good value.
Good General Solar System Information:
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