Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke2184a&link_type=abstract
"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 2184. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Solar System, Solar System Models And Concepts
Scientific paper
In the different phases of its motion, a celestial body of the solar system, as seen from the Earth, shows different apparent shapes. This comes from the relative positions of the Earth (the location of the observer), of the body (that is observed) and of the Sun (which is illuminating the body). These different successive aspects of the illuminated body that is being observed are named phases (f...
Arlot J.
Murdin Paul
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