Previous Chapter: 1. Introduction
Suggested Citation: "2. Earth Sciences: A Mission to Planet Earth." National Research Council. 1988. Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015, Overview. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/748.
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Suggested Citation: "2. Earth Sciences: A Mission to Planet Earth." National Research Council. 1988. Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015, Overview. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/748.
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Suggested Citation: "2. Earth Sciences: A Mission to Planet Earth." National Research Council. 1988. Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015, Overview. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/748.
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Suggested Citation: "2. Earth Sciences: A Mission to Planet Earth." National Research Council. 1988. Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015, Overview. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/748.
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Suggested Citation: "2. Earth Sciences: A Mission to Planet Earth." National Research Council. 1988. Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015, Overview. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/748.
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Suggested Citation: "2. Earth Sciences: A Mission to Planet Earth." National Research Council. 1988. Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015, Overview. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/748.
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Suggested Citation: "2. Earth Sciences: A Mission to Planet Earth." National Research Council. 1988. Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015, Overview. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/748.
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Suggested Citation: "2. Earth Sciences: A Mission to Planet Earth." National Research Council. 1988. Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015, Overview. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/748.
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Suggested Citation: "2. Earth Sciences: A Mission to Planet Earth." National Research Council. 1988. Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015, Overview. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/748.
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Suggested Citation: "2. Earth Sciences: A Mission to Planet Earth." National Research Council. 1988. Space Science in the Twenty-First Century: Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015, Overview. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/748.
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