Screen LibraryDistant worlds：milestones in planetary exploration
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Copernicus Books in association with Praxis Pub.,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68367-6 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (x, 325 p.): ill. (some col.) |
| ISBN: |
9780387683676 (electronic bk.) 0387683674 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | P185 |
| CLC: | P185 |
| Contents: |
Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Discovering distant worlds -- Mercury : the iron planet -- Venus : the runaway greenhouse -- The moon : queen of the night -- Mars : the red planet -- Asteroids : vermin of the skies -- Jupiter : king of the planets -- Saturn : lightweight lord of the rings -- Uranus : the toppled giant -- Neptune : the last giant -- Pluto : king of the Kuiper Belt -- Comets : cosmic icebergs -- Appendices. Lunar and planetary missions ; Planetary data ; Satellite data ; Planetary rings ; The largest known Kuiper Belt objects ; Lunar and planetary firsts. Recounts the epic saga of how we as human beings have come to understand the Solar System. This book describes the achievements of the astronomers, space scientists, and engineers who have made the exploration of our Solar System possible. |