EAN: 9783319276274

ASTRONOMERS UNIVERSE THE SOLAR SYSTEM IN CLOS...

In response to the new information gained about the Solar System from recent space probes and
space telescopes  the experienced science author Dr. John Wilkinson presents the state-of-the
art knowledge on the Sun  solar system planets and small solar system objects like comets and
asteroids. He also describes space missions like the New Horizon's space probe that provided
never seen before pictures of the Pluto system  the Dawn space probe  having just visited the
asteroid Vesta  and the dwarf planet Ceres  and the Rosetta probe inorbit around comet 67P
Churyumov-Gerasimenko that has sent extraordinary and most exciting pictures. Those and a
number of other probes are also changing our understanding of the solar system and providing a
wealth of new up close photos. This book will cover all these missions and discuss observed
surface features of planets and moons like their compositions  geisers  aurorae  lightning
phenomena etc.Presenting the fascinating aspects of solar system astronomy this book is a
complete guide to the Solar System for amateur astronomers  students  science educators and
interested members of the public.

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