ENGLISH

New Horizons: Reconnaissance of the Pluto-Charon System and the Kuiper Belt

By C. T. Russell (auth.) , C. T. Russell (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
2009
ISBN
0387895175, 9780387895178, 9780387895185
DOI
10.1007/978-0-387-89518-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11434915 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
402\398
Topic
Economy
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Astronomy; Planetology; Aerospace Technology and ASpace Sciences

Description

The New Horizons mission provides the first in situ reconnaissance of the Pluto-Charon System and the Kuiper belt, arguably the last frontier of solar system exploration. This book describes the mission, its objectives, expected results, and instruments in articles written by the scientists and engineers most closely involved. The New Horizons mission is expected to return unique observations and discoveries, which will revolutionize our understanding of the formation of the solar system. This volume is aimed at researchers and graduate students active in planetary science and space exploration, and all other potential users of data obtained by the instruments on board the New Horizons mission.

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