Author: Ralph LorenzPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521793483
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
A revealing account of the second largest moon in our solar system.
Lifting Titan's Veil
Author: Ralph LorenzPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521793483
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
A revealing account of the second largest moon in our solar system.
Titan Unveiled
Author: Ralph LorenzPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691146331
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Reveals the startling new discoveries that have been made since the arrival of the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan and offers readers a close-up look at a world that could hold clues to the origins of life on Earth.
Planets and Life
Author: Woodruff T. Sullivan, IIIPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316264912
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1358
Book Description
Astrobiology involves the study of the origin and history of life on Earth, planets and moons where life may have arisen, and the search for extraterrestrial life. It combines the sciences of biology, chemistry, palaeontology, geology, planetary physics and astronomy. This textbook brings together world experts in each of these disciplines to provide the most comprehensive coverage of the field currently available. Topics cover the origin and evolution of life on Earth, the geological, physical and chemical conditions in which life might arise and the detection of extraterrestrial life on other planets and moons. The book also covers the history of our ideas on extraterrestrial life and the origin of life, as well as the ethical, philosophical and educational issues raised by astrobiology. Written to be accessible to students from diverse backgrounds, this text will be welcomed by advanced undergraduates and graduates who are taking astrobiology courses.
Exploring the Solar System
Author: Peter BondPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119384893
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
An Exciting and Authoritative Account of the Second Golden Age of Solar System Exploration Award-winning author Peter Bond provides an up-to-date, in-depth account of the sun and its family in the 2nd edition of Exploring the Solar System. This new edition brings together the discoveries and advances in scientific understanding made during the last 60 years of solar and planetary exploration, using research conducted by the world's leading geoscientists, astronomers, and physicists. Exploring the Solar System, 2nd Edition is an ideal introduction for non-science undergraduates and anyone interested in learning about our small corner of the Milky Way galaxy.
Prebiotic Evolution and Astrobiology
Author: J. Tze-Fei WongPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 149871398X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
With the accelerating pace of genomic analysis and space exploration, the field of prebiotic evolution and astrobiology is poised for a century of unprecedented advances ahead, and there is a need for textbooks for students. The authors of this book, aware of the difficulty of covering the multifaceted subject by any single author, have decided to
Titan Unveiled
Author: Ralph LorenzPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400834759
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
For twenty-five years following the Voyager mission, scientists speculated about Saturn's largest moon, a mysterious orb clouded in orange haze. Finally, in 2005, the Cassini-Huygens probe successfully parachuted down through Titan's atmosphere, all the while transmitting images and data. In the early 1980s, when the two Voyager spacecraft skimmed past Titan, Saturn's largest moon, they transmitted back enticing images of a mysterious world concealed in a seemingly impenetrable orange haze. Titan Unveiled is one of the first general interest books to reveal the startling new discoveries that have been made since the arrival of the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan. Ralph Lorenz and Jacqueline Mitton take readers behind the scenes of this mission. Launched in 1997, Cassini entered orbit around Saturn in summer 2004. Its formidable payload included the Huygens probe, which successfully parachuted down through Titan's atmosphere in early 2005, all the while transmitting images and data--and scientists were startled by what they saw. One of those researchers was Lorenz, who gives an insider's account of the scientific community's first close encounter with an alien landscape of liquid methane seas and turbulent orange skies. Amid the challenges and frayed nerves, new discoveries are made, including methane monsoons, equatorial sand seas, and Titan's polar hood. Lorenz and Mitton describe Titan as a world strikingly like Earth and tell how Titan may hold clues to the origins of life on our own planet and possibly to its presence on others. Generously illustrated with many stunning images, Titan Unveiled is essential reading for anyone interested in space exploration, planetary science, or astronomy. A new afterword brings readers up to date on Cassini's ongoing exploration of Titan, describing the many new discoveries made since 2006.
The Planet Remade
Author: Oliver MortonPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 069117590X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
First published in Great Britain by Granta Books, 2015.
The Knickerbocker
Author: The Knickerbacker
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ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
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