Chris Impey

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Dreams of Other Worlds: The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space ExplorationHardcover, 8 September 2013

Dreams of Other Worlds: The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration
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Print Length
464 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Date Published
8 Sep 2013
ISBN-10
0691147531
ISBN-13
9780691147536

Description

The story of unmanned space exploration, from Viking to today

Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it.

The journey begins with the Viking and Mars Exploration Rover missions to Mars, which paint a startling picture of a planet at the cusp of habitability. It then moves into the realm of the gas giants with the Voyager probes and Cassini's ongoing exploration of the moons of Saturn. The Stardust probe's dramatic round-trip encounter with a comet is brought vividly to life, as are the SOHO and Hipparcos missions to study the Sun and Milky Way. This stunningly illustrated book also explores how our view of the universe has been brought into sharp focus by NASA's great observatories--Spitzer, Chandra, and Hubble--and how the WMAP mission has provided rare glimpses of the dawn of creation.

Dreams of Other Worlds reveals how these unmanned exploratory missions have redefined what it means to be the temporary tenants of a small planet in a vast cosmos.

Product Details

Authors:
Chris ImpeyHolly Henry
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
8 September 2013
Dimensions:
24.23 x 16.54 x 3.35 cm
Genre:
Science/Technology Aspects
ISBN-10:
0691147531
ISBN-13:
9780691147536
Language:
English
Location:
Princeton
Pages:
464
Weight:
929.86 gm

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