Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Miscellaneous Frontmatter
- Introduction
- Part 1 Genesis of the Sun and Solar Nebula
- Part 2 Emergence of the Sun's Family
- 2 200 000 years: Planetesimals and Protoplanets
- 2–3 million years: Gas Giants and Asteroids
- 3–10 million years: Ice Giants and Comets
- 3–10 million years: Regular Satellites
- 10–100 million years: Terrestrial Planets
- 100–1300 million years: The Heavy Bombardment
- 700–1300 million years: Building the Atmospheres
- 4500 million years? Formation of the Ring Systems
- 4660 million years: The Modern Solar System
- Part 3 Solar System Past and Present
- Part 4 End of an Era
- Glossary
- Index
2–3 million years: Gas Giants and Asteroids
from Part 2 - Emergence of the Sun's Family
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 November 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Miscellaneous Frontmatter
- Introduction
- Part 1 Genesis of the Sun and Solar Nebula
- Part 2 Emergence of the Sun's Family
- 2 200 000 years: Planetesimals and Protoplanets
- 2–3 million years: Gas Giants and Asteroids
- 3–10 million years: Ice Giants and Comets
- 3–10 million years: Regular Satellites
- 10–100 million years: Terrestrial Planets
- 100–1300 million years: The Heavy Bombardment
- 700–1300 million years: Building the Atmospheres
- 4500 million years? Formation of the Ring Systems
- 4660 million years: The Modern Solar System
- Part 3 Solar System Past and Present
- Part 4 End of an Era
- Glossary
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The Story of the Solar System , pp. 28 - 29Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2002