The Scientific Exploration of Mars - Couverture rigide

Taylor, Fredric W.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521829569 ISBN 13 : 9780521829564

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

What do we know about Mars? What remains to be understood? Is there evidence of life there? Will humans ever travel there? The dream of exploring Mars has been around since the early days of human civilization and still forms part of our vision of the future for the human race. Today, we send unmanned spacecraft to explore this neighbouring world to examine its climate, search for evidence of past or present life, and learn how conditions there relate to those on Earth. Plans are now being prepared for a manned mission to Mars, set against an uncertain background of political, practical, technical and financial considerations. This unique book provides a complete description of the past, present and future of Mars exploration. Written by a scientist intimately involved with missions to Mars, it provides a personal firsthand account. It will appeal to anyone interested in this fascinating planet.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Fredric W. Taylor is Halley Professor of Physics at Oxford University, and has spent many years in the Space Science Division of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. In addition to Mars projects, he has worked on missions to Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Titan and on Earth observation space experiments. He has received numerous awards and honours, including the Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement from NASA and the Bates Medal of the European Geophysical Society for Excellence in the Planetary Sciences.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521829569
• ISBN 13: 9780521829564
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 362
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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