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NASA: Solar System Exploration
Look under "Planets" for sub-pages. Click "More" on each page for an in-depth article, stats, images, timelines, and links to additional vetted resources.

Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
This resource provides access to an extensive set of dictionaries and encyclopedias from Oxford University Press.

TIP: Planets share names with mythology and other cultural concepts, so use "Refine By Subject" on the left-hand side: Science and technology (optional sub-category: Astronomy and Cosmology or Earth Sciences and Geology.

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Contains Scientific American, Astronomy, and many academic journals, magazines, newspapers, and other publications.

TIP: Try looking up your planet name as "SU Subject Terms" using the drop-down next to the search bar.
GEOBASE This link opens in a new window
This is a disciplinary resource and will have much more targeted, sometimes advanced articles. Covers physical and cultural geography, earth sciences, ecology and natural resources.

TIP: Since this doesn't have a filter for review articles, add "review" to your search to try to extract them.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
This resource provides access to interdisciplinary scholarly literature including articles, theses, books, abstracts, court opinions, technical reports, patents and many other document types.

TIP: When accessed via this link (or from a campus network) you will have access to some of UVM's subscription content through Google Scholar.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
This resource provides access to the scholarly literature across the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, and includes citations to journal articles, conference proceedings, symposia, workshops, and more.

TIP: Use the cited reference search feature to trace the impact of individual scholars' work.

CATQuest This link opens in a new window
This resource provides access to a wide variety of research materials from the UVM Libraries (books, articles, gov't publications, films, music, images, archival materials, and more). See our CATQuest Tutorials for more information.

TIP: Use the limits on the left-hand side of the screen to narrow unwieldy search results.

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