β Scribed by Mary Fortier Shea
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
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Examines the physical characteristics and conditions of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, describing their positions in relation to the sun and other planets and surveying humanity's attempts to penetrate their mysteries.
Unlike all the planets closer to the Sun, known since antiquity, the farthest reaches are the discoveries of the modern world. Uranus was discovered in 1781, Neptune in 1846, Pluto in 1930, the Kuiper belt group of objects in 1992, and though the Oort cloud has been theorized since 1950, its first m
As our ability to observe space improves with ever-progressing technology, we better grasp the farthest reaches of the cosmos and heighten our understanding of the universe in its entirety. Spacecraft exploration of the outermost planets in our solar systemβJupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptuneβrevea