The New Solar System

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WE ARE IN THE MIDST of a veritable explosion of knowledge about the planets and all that lie^ between them. This glorious and unprece'd^nted era of ongoing discovery has shown us a "new" • solar system, ohe brimming with unantlLipated beauty, diversity, and mystery. Our robotic; emissaries have visited every planet except Pluto. Through these explorations we have mapped the faces of our distant neighbors, dug into their soils, and plumbed their exotic atmospheres. And astronomers now realize that o|irs is but one of many solar systems in our part of the Milky Way galaxy.
This book summarizes the fniits of our. interplanetary explorations over the last quarter century. Its clear, engaging text and hundreds of images and illustrations will transport you to planetary realms that have long captivated our imagination. Join 30 of the world's most accomplished planetary scientists — and master .artist Don Davis — on a grand expedition of adven: ture and discovery. Journey with them... Tovább

Fülszöveg

WE ARE IN THE MIDST of a veritable explosion of knowledge about the planets and all that lie^ between them. This glorious and unprece'd^nted era of ongoing discovery has shown us a "new" • solar system, ohe brimming with unantlLipated beauty, diversity, and mystery. Our robotic; emissaries have visited every planet except Pluto. Through these explorations we have mapped the faces of our distant neighbors, dug into their soils, and plumbed their exotic atmospheres. And astronomers now realize that o|irs is but one of many solar systems in our part of the Milky Way galaxy.
This book summarizes the fniits of our. interplanetary explorations over the last quarter century. Its clear, engaging text and hundreds of images and illustrations will transport you to planetary realms that have long captivated our imagination. Join 30 of the world's most accomplished planetary scientists — and master .artist Don Davis — on a grand expedition of adven: ture and discovery. Journey with them across The new Solar Systeml
PRAISE FOR THE NEW SOLAR SYSTEM,-4THEDiT)0N:.
"OuMnfidittg in evety respect ¦— includes data which will not be ftmnd elsewhere in so convenient a, jbrm, A must for anyone who is even slightly interested in the members of the Sun's family."
PATliICK MOORE
• . HbST. BBC-TV'S THC SKY AT NIGHT
"Fascinating. :; a'!f Undid and . authoritative volume."
ARTHUR C. CLARKE
AUTHOR AND LECTURER
"Rich with data, infitrnmti&n, • interpretation, iUuspration, and ' inspiration .'With special emphasis im ihe new discoveries from recent missions."
LOUISA. FRIEDMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE PLANETARY SOCIETY
Highlights
O Written by the world's leading professional researchers — 30% larger than the highly acclaimed third edition
O run coverage of recent interplanetary missions and the latest research findings about Ice on the Moon, the search for life on Mars, and planets around other stars
O Lavishly Illustrated with hundreds of the best available photographs
O Extensive reference section with the latest planetary data
"Afresh and invigoratit^g look at our solar system."
DAVID H. LEVY
AUTHOR AND COMET HUNTER
"An incredibly rich experience filled with terrific accounts and illustrations of new discoveries."
•. -WESLEY.T. HUNTRESS
. / ' FORMtR ASS0aATE'A>MINI5TRATOR : FOR SPACE SCIENCE, NASA
|. KELLY BEATTY Is Senior Editor of Sky & Telescope magazine and a specialist in space exploration and solar-system science. ^mmmmmmarn^^mmmmmimmmmKmmitii'i
CAROLYN COLLINS PETERSEN Is the Editor of SkyWatch magazine and the co-author (with John C. Brandt) of Hubble Vision.
ANDREW CHAIKIN Is the author of A Man on the Moon and Air Space, and he served as technical consultant for the HBO series From the Earth to the Moon.
DON DAVIS Is an Emmy-award-wlnning astronomical artist featured in the classic PBS series Cosmos and the film Contact.
Cambridge
UNIVERSITY PRESS
ISBN 0 521 6A587 5
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9780521645874 Vissza