Our worlds : the magnetism and thrill of planetary exploration : as descibed by leading planetary scientists
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Our worlds : the magnetism and thrill of planetary exploration : as descibed by leading planetary scientists
Cambridge Unversity Press, 1999
- hbk.
- pbk.
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Description and Table of Contents
Description
What have Apollo, Voyager, Magellan and Galileo told us about the solar system? In Our Worlds, eight planetary scientists explain what we know about their favourite world and why they find it fascinating to explore with space age techniques. Writing from a personal point of view, the distinguished researchers give a unique insight into planetary science during today's golden age of discovery. With passion and punch, the authors describe the most enticing discoveries about their subject. In this voyage of exploration you meet Mars, Venus, and the Moon, take a trip with Comet Halley, visit the moons Io, Titan, and Triton, and see asteroids close up. This is an insider's perspective written for a general readership by scientists at the cutting edge.
Table of Contents
- Preface Alan Stern
- Introduction Alan Stern
- 1. Exploring Mars Steve Squyres 2. Venus: the way we might have been Ellen Stofan
- 3. Moonlighting Carle Pieters
- 4. Small worlds, close up Clark Chapman
- 5. Cruisin' with Comet Halley Paul Weissman
- 6. Io and I John Spencer
- 7. Titan: a world seen but darkly Jonathan Lunine
- 8. Triton is doomed Bill McKinnon.
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