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Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
The
Sol
ar S
yste
m: R
ecen
t Exp
lora
tion
Res
ults
The
sola
r sys
tem
has
bee
n vi
site
d by
spa
ce p
robe
s, ra
ngin
g fro
m th
e M
arin
erM
ercu
ry-V
enus
mis
sion
exp
lorin
g in
war
d to
war
d th
e su
n, a
nd c
ontin
uing
thro
ugh
the
Voy
ager
pro
bes
out i
nto
inte
rste
llar s
pace
and
(on
its w
ay n
ow)
the
New
Hor
izon
s pr
obe
to P
luto
and
the
Kui
perb
elt.
Thi
s ta
lk e
xam
ines
wha
t we
know
of t
he p
lane
ts o
f the
sol
ar s
yste
m fr
om p
robe
s, a
ndta
lks
abou
tw
here
we
will
go fr
om h
ere.
-- Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sN
AS
A J
ohn
Gle
nn R
esea
rch
Cen
ter,
Cle
vela
nd O
H
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Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
The
Sola
r Sys
tem
Rec
ent E
xplo
ratio
n R
esul
ts
3
Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
Mer
cury
(Hem
isph
ere
map
fro
m M
arin
er 1
0)
area
no
t im
aged
the
smoo
th v
ertic
al b
and
and
patc
hes
visi
ble
abov
e re
pres
ent
regi
ons
whe
re n
o im
age
info
rmat
ion
is a
vaila
ble.
5
Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
Rad
ar im
age
of M
ercu
ry
Gol
dsto
ne-V
LA ra
dar i
mag
e m
ade
in 1
991.
Red
are
as a
re a
reas
of h
igh
rada
r ref
lect
ivity
,.
6
Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
Exp
lorin
g M
ercu
ryA
flee
t of t
iny
robo
tic
expl
orer
s sw
arm
acr
oss
the
rugg
ed s
urfa
ce o
f M
ercu
ry(il
lust
ratio
n fo
r "A
vata
rs
in S
pace
," G
eofff
rey
A.
Land
is)
8
Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
The
Sur
face
of V
enus
seen
from
the
Rus
sian
“Ven
era”
Ven
us la
nder
The
surf
ace
of V
enus
: 450
C
19
Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
Dus
t dev
ils
Sol 5
68(2
0 se
cond
s bet
wee
n fr
ames
)M
otio
n en
hanc
ed
22
Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
Mar
s
The
MG
S la
ser a
ltim
eter
giv
es a
goo
d m
ap o
f Mar
s
33
Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
Jupi
ter's
moo
ns (r
ough
ly to
sca
le)
Cal
listo
Io
Euro
pa
Gan
ymed
e
Am
alth
ea
39
Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
Eur
opa
ice
The
colo
rs in
this
pic
ture
hav
e be
en e
nhan
ced
for v
isib
ility
.
40
Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
Eur
opa
ice
area
cov
ered
by
this
im
age
is a
ppro
x. 9
m
iles b
y 7
mile
s
44
Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
the
Van
Alle
n be
lts o
f Jup
iter (
show
n to
sca
le)
Jupi
ter's
inne
r rad
iatio
n be
lts m
arke
d ou
t by
radi
o em
issi
ons f
rom
rela
tivis
tic e
lect
rons
46
Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
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52
Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
Out
er
plan
ets
("w
ater
gi
ants
")
Nep
tune
's gr
eat
dark
spot
58
Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
Plu
to &
thre
e m
oons
: Cha
ron,
Nix
and
Hyd
ra
Imag
e co
urte
sy o
f: H
ubbl
e S
pace
Tel
esco
pe, M
ay 2
005,
59
Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
Plu
to a
nd C
haro
n: re
lativ
e si
ze a
nd c
olor
61
Geo
ffrey
A. L
andi
sTh
e ne
w so
lar s
yste
m
Siz
es o
f Plu
to a
nd K
uipe
rbel
t obj
ects
Eri
s