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1 Introduction to Planetary Science, Astrobiology, and Planetary Defense (11-28)
2 Tour of the Solar System: A Transformative Decade of Exploration (29-94)
4 Question 1: Evolution of the Protoplanetary Disk (101-126)
5 Question 2: Accretion in the Outer Solar System (127-156)
6 Question 3: Origin of Earth and Inner Solar System Bodies (157-182)
7 Question 4: Impacts and Dynamics (183-208)
8 Question 5: Solid Body Interiors and Surfaces (209-234)
9 Question 6: Solid Body Atmospheres, Exospheres, Magnetospheres, and Climate Evolution (235-264)
10 Question 7: Giant Planet Structure and Evolution (265-284)
11 Question 8: Circumplanetary Systems (285-308)
12 Question 9: Insights from Terrestrial Life (309-338)
13 Question 10: Dynamic Habitability (339-366)
14 Question 11: Search for Life Elsewhere (367-390)
18 Planetary Defense: Defending Earth Through Applied Planetary Science (471-499)
20 Infrastructure for Planetary Science and Exploration (518-533)
Appendix A: Letter of Request, Statement of Task, and Other Guidance (607-613)
Appendix B: White Papers Received (614-632)
Appendix C: Technical Risk and Cost Evaluation of Priority Missions (633-661)
Appendix D: Missions Studied But Not Sent for TRACE (662-671)
Appendix E: Panel Missions Not Selected for Additional Study (672-677)
Appendix F: Glossary and Acronyms (678-689)
Appendix G: Biographical Information for Committee Members (690-714)