Worlds Beyond

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.

Autorentext
Alan Stern is director of the Space Studies Department of the Southwest Research Institute, and Principal Investigator of NASA's Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission, New Horizons.

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.

Inhalt
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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