Titan: Exploring An Earthlike World (2nd Edition)

Athena Coustenis

ISBN 10: 9812705015 / ISBN 13: 9789812705013

Editore: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2008

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Riassunto:

Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World presents the only comprehensive description in book form of what is currently known about Titan, the largest satellite of the planet Saturn and arguably the most intriguing and mysterious world in the Solar System. Because of its resemblance to our own planet, Titan is often described as a frozen primitive Earth and is therefore of wide interest to scientists and educated laypersons from a wide range of backgrounds. The book aims to cater to all of these by using nontechnical language wherever possible, while maintaining a high standard of scientific rigor.The book is a fully revised and extensively updated edition of Titan: The Earthlike Moon, which was published in 1999, before the Cassini and Huygens missions arrived to orbit Saturn and land on Titan. As investigators on these missions, the authors use the latest results to present the most recent revelations and latest surprises about an exciting new world.

Recensione: "There is an excellent introduction to the history of Titan exploration, covering the pre-Voyager era, and the Voyager flybys ... there is a particularly good section on what it is like to be part of a space mission." --Nature Geoscience

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Titolo: Titan: Exploring An Earthlike World (2nd ...
Casa editrice: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Data di pubblicazione: 2008
Legatura: HRD
Condizione: New
Edizione: seconda edizione