This book takes you on an exciting journey through the outer solar system. It begins beyond Mars in the asteroid belt and takes you through the world of gigantic planets: Jupiter with the Galilean moons, which almost form a small solar system themselves, Saturn, the "Lord of the Rings", and the ice giants Uranus and Neptune. Beyond the Kuiper Belt, which supplies our solar system with comets, begins the Oort Cloud, where we reach the limits of our solar system.
The author describes the different worlds you will encounter: rings, ice moons, dwarf planets, Trojans and Centaurs, Planet X, Puck, Io and much more. Stories of discovery, physical properties, the interior of the planets, their atmospheres and ring systems are presented in an understandable and entertaining way.
Come along on this journey and let yourself be enchanted by the outer solar system!
The author Michael Moltenbrey studied computer science and astrophysics, has been enthusiastic about astronomy for years and was chairman of an amateur observatory for several years. He has been working on topics related to the origin and development of our solar system and numerical simulations for many years.
