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Author: Gail Terp Publisher: Black Rabbit Books ISBN: 9781644662663 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Discover Earth and the other inner planets through engaging text, vibrant photography, and powerful infographics. It's time to go where no human and few robots have gone before. It's time for Deep Space Discovery. This series explores everything from the sun and other stars to the vast galaxies they make up. With up-to-date content, infographics, and closely leveled text, this series will have reluctant readers reaching for more.
Author: Gail Terp Publisher: Black Rabbit Books ISBN: 9781644662663 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Discover Earth and the other inner planets through engaging text, vibrant photography, and powerful infographics. It's time to go where no human and few robots have gone before. It's time for Deep Space Discovery. This series explores everything from the sun and other stars to the vast galaxies they make up. With up-to-date content, infographics, and closely leveled text, this series will have reluctant readers reaching for more.
Author: National Research Council Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309224640 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 399
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In recent years, planetary science has seen a tremendous growth in new knowledge. Deposits of water ice exist at the Moon's poles. Discoveries on the surface of Mars point to an early warm wet climate, and perhaps conditions under which life could have emerged. Liquid methane rain falls on Saturn's moon Titan, creating rivers, lakes, and geologic landscapes with uncanny resemblances to Earth's. Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022 surveys the current state of knowledge of the solar system and recommends a suite of planetary science flagship missions for the decade 2013-2022 that could provide a steady stream of important new discoveries about the solar system. Research priorities defined in the report were selected through a rigorous review that included input from five expert panels. NASA's highest priority large mission should be the Mars Astrobiology Explorer Cacher (MAX-C), a mission to Mars that could help determine whether the planet ever supported life and could also help answer questions about its geologic and climatic history. Other projects should include a mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa and its subsurface ocean, and the Uranus Orbiter and Probe mission to investigate that planet's interior structure, atmosphere, and composition. For medium-size missions, Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022 recommends that NASA select two new missions to be included in its New Frontiers program, which explores the solar system with frequent, mid-size spacecraft missions. If NASA cannot stay within budget for any of these proposed flagship projects, it should focus on smaller, less expensive missions first. Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022 suggests that the National Science Foundation expand its funding for existing laboratories and establish new facilities as needed. It also recommends that the program enlist the participation of international partners. This report is a vital resource for government agencies supporting space science, the planetary science community, and the public.
Author: Clark R. Chapman Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA ISBN: Category : Earth Languages : en Pages : 200
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"America keeps a fine house," Anatol Lieven writes, "but in its cellar there lives a demon, whose name is nationalism." In this controversial critique of America's role in the world, Lieven contends that U.S. foreign policy since 9/11 has been shaped by the special character of our national identity, which embraces two contradictory features. One, "The American Creed," is a civic nationalism which espouses liberty, democracy, and the rule of law. It is our greatest legacy to the world. But our almost religious belief in the "Creed" creates a tendency toward a dangerously "messianic" element in American nationalism, the desire to extend American values and American democracy to the whole world, irrespective of the needs and desires of others. The other feature, populist (or what is sometimes called "Jacksonian") nationalism, has its roots in an aggrieved, embittered, and defensive White America, centered largely in the American South. Where the "Creed" is optimistic and triumphalist, Jacksonian nationalism is fed by a profound pessimism and a sense of personal, social, religious, and sectional defeat. Lieven examines how these two antithetical impulses have played out in recent US policy, especially in the Middle East and in the nature of U.S. support for Israel. He suggests that in this region, the uneasy combination of policies based on two contradictory traditions have gravely undermined U.S. credibility and complicated the war against terrorism. It has never been more vital that Americans understand our national character. This hard-hitting critique directs a spotlight on the American political soul and on the curious mixture of chauvinism and idealism that has driven the Bush administration.
Author: Nicholas Faulkner Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing ISBN: 1508106096 Category : Young Adult Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 128
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The inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, are important for study because they are so similar. All are terrestrial, meaning they have a solid surface. Mercury, being closest to the Sun, experiences the most intense solar radiation. Venus is an example of an extreme greenhouse environment, with temperatures nearing 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Mars offers us great hope for finding an environment that could have harbored extraterrestrial life. This book follows the Next Generation Science Standards focusing on the Earth and the solar system and shows readers that we can learn a lot about our own planet from our celestial neighbors.
Author: Britannica Educational Publishing Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing ISBN: 161530567X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 98
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As our ability to observe space improves with ever-progressing technology, we better grasp the farthest reaches of the cosmos and heighten our understanding of the universe in its entirety. Spacecraft exploration of the outermost planets in our solar systemJupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptunereveals many features of these seemingly harsh environments and moves us closer to comprehending the origins of our own planet as well as others. This insightful volume examines the characteristics of these remote planets and the paths they illuminate in our quest for celestial knowledge.
Author: Britannica Educational Publishing Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing ISBN: 1615305610 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 98
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Despite their proximity to Earth, much remains to be learned about the origins and conditions of Mercury, Venus, and Mars. The three smallest planets in our solar system and the three closest to the SunMercury, Venus, and Marsdiffer greatly from each other and from the place we call home. This far-reaching volume travels to each of the inner planets in turn and details the physical characteristics as well as the exploration efforts made in order to learn more about our closest planetary neighbors.
Author: Giles Sparrow Publisher: Smart Apple Media ISBN: 9781599206639 Category : Earth (Planet) Languages : en Pages : 0
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"Presents an imaginary tour of Mercury, Venus, Earth and its Moon, and Mars and explains how they revolve around the sun. Provides statistics and diagrams and discusses the physical properties and conditions of the inner planets of the solar system"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Martha London Publisher: ISBN: 9781503835184 Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION Languages : en Pages : 0
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Explore Earth's layers from the crust down to the inner core. Learn about tectonic plates, convection currents, Earth's magnetic field, and more. Additional features include a diagram labeling each of the layers, Fast Facts, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and further sources for learning.
Author: Gail Terp
Author: Gail Terp
Author: National Research Council
Author: Gail Terp
Author: Chris Oxlade
Author: Clark R. Chapman
Author: Nicholas Faulkner
Author: Britannica Educational Publishing
Author: Britannica Educational Publishing
Author: Giles Sparrow
Author: Martha London