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Giant as it is, Neptune is so remote that it is below naked-eye visibility and so was not discovered until the development of the telescope. As the most distant major planet in the solar system, Neptune was the last to be visited by a spacecraft from…

Astronomy professor Beebe has worked for NASA during all six Voyager encounters and as part of the Hubble Space Telescope team. Now, in her first book, she shares her extensive knowledge about the great planet Jupiter. 318 times as massive as the…

Het onderzoek van de planeet Mars, vanuit een historisch gezichtspunt. De geschiedenis wordt beschreven van de 'prehistorie', waarin de planeet door telescopen vanop aarde bestudeerd werd, tot de hedendaagse tijd, waarin ruimtetuigen de planeet ter…

McSween gives new life to the standard "Grand Tour" of astronomy by keeping his eyes on the rocks--the geologic facts of the solar system. As Voyager and other satellite space probes , functioning like electronic geologists, send back electronic…

An arresting jacket painting by Brad Greenwood shows the solar system as it would be seen from the sun. The 56 contributors to this one-volume encyclopedia--all specialists in solar system science--describe the system from the galaxy inward to the…

Focusing on the Galileo Mission, the story will relate this remarkable spacecraft's protracted gestation and the ordeal of its long haul out to Jupiter and its ultimate triumph: 5 years exploration within the Jovian system. The story spans a full…

Het zonnestelsel bestaat uit één zon, negen planeten, een zeventigtal manen, duizenden kleine planeten, miljoenen kometen, miljarden asteroïden. De wandeling begint aan de uiterste buitenkant van het zonnestelsel waar de Oortwolk een groot…

Exploring Planetary Worlds incorporates the findings from recent space investigations into a fascinating portraval ofthe planets and associated planetary satellites, rings, asteroids, and comets. Written bv worldrenowned planetary scientist David…

"Beautiful maps...and full-color illustrations..." Library Journal "This spectacular atlas of the solar system is both an atlas and a brief history of astronomy...Recommended for all libraries, especially public and academic." Booklist "An excellent…