Astronautical Engineering - Space Probes, 20th Century American History - Space Program, Astronauts & Space Flight, Astronomy, The Solar System - Astronomical Studies & Observations
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Overview
In August 1990 the space probe Magellan went into orbit around Venus. Magellan has given us the most detailed radar pictures of the surface ever made. With clarity and insight, Franklyn M. Branley presents all the newest information. Illustrated with the most up-to-date photographs from Magellan, this is a complete introduction to our nearest planetary neighbor.Describes the topography and motions of the planet Venus, explains theories about its origin and evolution, and presents recent discoveries made by the Magellan spacecraft.
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Carolyn Phelan
Branley focuses on the "Magellan" space probe as the source of current data on the planet Venus. Beginning with "Magellan"'s launching in 1989, he briefly explains its orbit, instruments, and mission and then offers a lucid description of the planet's motions, features, makeup, structure, and significant similarities to and differences from Earth. Diagrams and photographs, most in full color, illustrate the text. When they appear, the captions are unusually complete, but not every photo is captioned. Appendixes include a list of American and Soviet spacecraft that have observed Venus, a fast-fact comparison chart of Earth and Venus, and a bibliography.Book Details
Published
June 1, 1994
Publisher
Harpercollins
Pages
64
Format
Binding
ISBN
9780060203849