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The Exploration Of The Planets

v1.0.0 / TOC / 01 feb 02 / greg goebel / public domain

* Fifty years ago, before the beginning of the Space Age, the planets and smaller bodies of our solar system were mysterious, with little known in detail. Beginning in the 1960s, space probes began to journey to these other worlds, resulting in a revolution in knowledge that is still continuing.

This document outlines the history of our explorations of the solar system and what we have learned.

[1.0] The Earth

[2.0] The Exploration Of The Moon

[3.0] The Exploration Of Mercury

[4.0] The Exploration Of Venus

[5.0] The Exploration Of Mars 1659:1982

[6.0] The Exploration Of Mars 1982:2000

[7.0] The Exploration Of Mars In The 21st Century

[8.0] The Exploration Of The Asteroids

[9.0] The Exploration Of Jupiter

[10.0] The Exploration Of Saturn

[11.0] The Exploration Of Uranus

[12.0] The Exploration Of Neptune

[13.0] The Exploration Of Pluto

[14.0] The Exploration Of The Comets

[15.0] Planets Beyond

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