Ice, Rock, and Beauty

This stunning collection of images provides a new look at the Solar System made possible by recent exciting missions such as Cassini as well as by other probes and by Earth-based imaging. The book takes advantage of the rich pool of images that is available to tell a story of the Solar System that has not been told before. The images, all from the public domain but not hitherto gathered into a coherent collection, are supported by text and graphics. Each main image is accompanied by a graphic showing the location in the Solar System of the featured object. All of these graphics are based in a template providing a simple representation of the Solar System. The text itself is not extensive, allowing page design to have a high priority. The book is intended for anybody who lives in solar orbit and takes a general interest in the solar neighborhood.

Provides readers with a comprehensive survey of our cosmic neighborhood, the Solar System Allows readers to appreciate our growing place in the wider environment, on Earth and beyond Presents and promotes enjoyment of the beauty of so many new worlds, from asteroids and comets to the awesome gas giants

Autorentext

David Brodie is author of a wide range of books, including Introduction to Advanced Physics and Further Advanced Physics. His broad interest in visual imagery has also led him to create photography books such as Chinalens and The Handbook of Photographic Fundamentals.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Solar System.- Chapter 2: Dwarf Planets.- Chapter 3: Moons.- Chapter 4: Asteroids.- Chapter 5: Comets.- Chapter 6: NASA.- Chapter 7: Space missions.- Chapter 8: Kuiper belt.- Chapter 9: New Horizons mission.- Chapter 10: Juno mission.- Chapter 11: Insight mission.- Chapter 12: Dawn mission.- Chapter 13: Rosetta mission.