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Exploring the Trans-Neptunian Solar System
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[Extracted from U.S. National Academy of Sciences webpage.]
"Exploring the Trans-Neptunian Solar System"
May 7, 1998 -- The outer region of our solar system is home to Pluto and
its moon Charon, Neptune's giant moon Triton, and frozen remnants of the
nebula from which the solar system formed. To further understanding of
these icy bodies, a National Research Council report recommends combining
tried and true methods, such as telescopic observations and spacecraft
missions, with new interdisciplinary ventures by astronomers, chemists,
and biologists.
Full report "Exploring the Trans-Neptunian Solar System" is available
online from
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309060419.html