In this exciting story of the Galileo mission to investigate Jupiter, noted astronomer Daniel Fischer weaves together the many disparate facts learned about this most fascinating planet and its satellites. Fischer tells the entire story of Galileo: a behind-the-scenes look at its difficult course from idea to reality; its launch; the problems it encountered early on and how these were resolved; and finally, what will become of the probe. Along the way, the author describes what we have learned about Jupiter, including what the Jovian atmosphere is really like, and the peculiar reality of the planets magnetic field. The story of the journey to Jupiter is combined with interesting details about Galileos capacities and a graphic description of the solar system, with an episode on how Galileo would judge the chances of finding life on Earth. The book concludes with a look at the future, closing on the Cassini probe to Saturn. Beautifully illustrated and well written, Mission Jupiter shows us space exploration at its best and clearly and vividly conveys the essential science.
Produktkennzeichnungen
ISBN-10
1441931589
ISBN-13
9781441931580
eBay Product ID (ePID)
163850289
Produkt Hauptmerkmale
Produktart
Lehrbuch
Sprache
Englisch
Anzahl der Seiten
368 Seiten
Verlag
Springer Us, Springer New York
Publikationsname
Mission Jupiter
Autor
Daniel Fischer
Format
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsjahr
2011
Zusätzliche Produkteigenschaften
Hörbuch
No
Inhaltsbeschreibung
Paperback
Item Length
23cm
Item Height
1cm
Item Width
15cm
Item Weight
557g
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