Worlds Beyond - The Thrill of Planetary Exploration As Told By Leading Experts

Klappentext Leading planetary scientists give personal accounts of their work, and their desire to understand and explore worlds beyond our own. Zusammenfassung A fascinating collection of personal essays by leading planetary scientists! taking us from hellish Mercury to the snows of Pluto! and from robotic exploration to reporting planetary science. A highly illustrated! wonderfully entertaining journey! leaving Earth to visit some of the worlds beyond. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Alan Stern; 1. Dateline: the planets J. Kelly Beatty; 2. Planetary science with a paintbrush in hand William K. Hartmann; 3. Chasing new meteorites, or finding Heaven on Earth Michael Zolensky; 4. Mercury: the inner frontier Robert G. Strom; 5. Return to the Moon! Harrison H. Schmitt; 6. Making moons Robin M. Canup; 7. To rove on the Red Planet Matthew P. Golombek; 8. To the asteroids and beyond! Richard P. Binzel; 9. Titan: a moon with an atmosphere Christopher P. McKay; 10. Seasons at the edge of night Alan Stern.

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• Authors: Alan Stern, S. Alan Stern, S. Alan (Southwest Research Institute Stern
• Assisted by: Alan Stern (Editor), S. Alan Stern (Editor), S. Alan (Southwest Research Institute Stern (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.05.2003
• EAN: 9780521520010
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52001-0
• No. of pages: 174
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy