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Planetary Vistas: The Landscapes of Other Worlds

By Paul Murdin (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2015
ISBN
978-3-319-15241-7, 978-3-319-15242-4
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-15242-4
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12621707 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
185\189
Topic
Physics Astronomy
Time added
2015-07-18 18:00:00
Astrophysics and Cosmology; PlanetologyPopular Science in Astronomy; Astronomy

Description

The word “landscape” can mean picture as well as natural scenery. Recent advances in space exploration imaging have allowed us to now have landscapes never before possible, and this book collects some of the greatest views and vistas of Mars, Venus’s Titan, Io and more in their full glory, with background information to put into context the foreign landforms of our Solar System. Here, literally, are 'other-worldly' visions of strange new scenes, all captured by the latest technology by landing and roving vehicles or by very low-flying spacecraft. There is more than scientific interest in these views. They are also aesthetically beautiful and intriguing, and Dr. Murdin in a final chapter compares them to terrestrial landscapes in fine art. Planetary Vistas is a science book and a travel book across the planets and moons of the Solar System for armchair space explorers who want to be amazed and informed. This book shows what future space explorers will experience, because these are the landscapes that astronauts and space tourists will see.

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