Ancient lake beds on Mars, robotic spacecraft. Download or read online The Solar System and its Dwarf Planet written by Anonim, published by Unknown which was released on Blast off into space with the experts at National Geographic to discover everything we know about the universe, including exciting, recent discoveries and amazing brand-new NASA space photography. The updated and expanded edition of the hit Space Encyclopedia presents the most up-to-date findings on space exploration and research and breathtaking.
A tour of outer space explores the solar system as well as stars, galaxies, and the birth of planets, and speculates on whether other intelligent beings exist in the universe. Planetary science is a truly multidisciplinary subject. The book deals with the atmospheres, surfaces and interiors of the planets and moons, and with the interplanetary environment of plasma and fields, as well as with asteroids and meteorites.
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The first half of this book is devoted to earth's moon "Luna". General statistical data are followed by an alphabetical listing of such subjects as eclipses, lunar spacecraft landings, phenomena, mapping, and the hundreds of small and large surface features with the sources of their names. The second half is. An illustrated encyclopedia which includes some extended essays on the solar system and deep-space astronomy, arranging them alphabetically from "Antimatter" and "Asteroids" through "White Dwarf Stars" and "X-Ray Astronomy.
As this excellent book demonstrates, the study of comets has now reached the fas cinating stage where we understand comets in general simple tenns while, at the same time, we are uncertain about practically all the details of cometary nature, structure, processes, and origin. In every aspect, even including dynamics,. From the Moon, Sun, and planets of our Solar System to space exploration, black holes, and dark matter, this completely revised and updated children's encyclopedia covers all you need to know about the cosmos.
Richly illustrated with full-color images, this book is a comprehensive, up-to-date description of the planets, their moons, and recent exoplanet discoveries. This second edition of a now classic reference is brought up to date with fascinating new discoveries from 12 recent Solar System missions. Examples include water on the Moon, volcanism. Carr U. McKinnon Washington University, St. Kirk U. Hendrix and Robert M. McKay and Wanda L.
She has served on committees on solar system exploration for the National Academy of Sciences, and on the editorial board of Icarus. Torrence Johnson Torrence V. Johnson is a specialist on icy satellites in the solar system. He has written over publications for scientific journals. He received a Ph. He was the Project Scientist for the Galileo mission and is currently an investigator on the Cassini mission.
Paul Weissman Paul R. He is the author of over scientific papers and 30 popular articles. Weissman received his doctorate in planetary and space physics from the University of California, Los Angeles. His work includes both theoretical and observational studies of comets, investigating their orbital motion, their physical make-up, and the threat they pose due to possible impacts on the Earth.
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