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The Earth is one of many bodies in the Solar System. In this chapter I will describe the Solar System and the bodies within it. This will not only introduce you to our home and our cosmic backyard, it will also introduce you to science that will be essential for later chapters.
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(2008). The Solar System. In: The Search for Life Continued. Springer Praxis Books. Praxis. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76559-4_2
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