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The Solar System in Close-Up

John Wilkinson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XIV, 291 Seiten

2016 | 1st ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-27627-4 (ISBN)

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In response to the new information gained about the Solar System from recent space probes and space telescopes, the experienced science author Dr. John Wilkinson presents the state-of-the art knowledge on the Sun, solar system planets and small solar system objects like comets and asteroids. He also describes space missions like the New Horizon's space probe that provided never seen before pictures of the Pluto system; the Dawn space probe, having just visited the asteroid Vesta, and the dwarf planet Ceres; and the Rosetta probe inorbit around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko that has sent extraordinary and most exciting pictures. Those and a number of other probes are also changing our understanding of the solar system and providing a wealth of new up close photos. This book will cover all these missions and discuss observed surface features of planets and moons like their compositions, geisers, aurorae, lightning phenomena etc.Presenting the fascinating aspects of solar system astronomy this book is a complete guide to the Solar System for amateur astronomers, students, science educators and interested members of the public.

Dr. John Wilkinson is an experienced science author having recently written "The Moon in Close-up" (Springer 2010), and "New eyes on the Sun" (Springer 2012) and 100+ science textbooks published for Australian schools. Science textbooks have been published by Macmillan Australia and Oxford University Press (Australia). John is a science educator and former university lecturer in Physics and Science Education, 30 years as a secondary science teacher. He writes regular Astronomy articles for Australian Science Teachers Journal, Lab Talk, and Australian Astronomy magazines. John completed his Masters degree and PhD in science education at LaTrobe University, Melbourne. He has research interests in science education and astronomy.

The new solar system.- Space probes and telescopes.- The dominant Sun.- Mercury - the messenger.- Venus - the bright goddess.- Earth - the planet of life.- Mars - the red planet.- The Asteroids - a belt of rocks.- Jupiter - king of the planets.- Saturn - the planet of rings.- Uranus - the blue planet.- Neptune - a cold world.- Trans-Neptunian Objects.- Comets.

"Each chapter begins with bullet points of chapter highlights, followed by copious detail on the subjects ... many excellent images, some tables, and useful diagrams. ... All references are web links (mostly to NASA). Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates, general readers." (M.-K. Hemenway, Choice, Vol. 54 (4), December, 2016)

Erscheinungsdatum	22.06.2016
Reihe/Serie	Astronomers' Universe
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 291 p. 131 illus., 96 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
	Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
Schlagworte	Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko • Comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko • Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences • Guide to the Solar System • Messenger spacecraft • Philae Robotic Lander • Physics and Astronomy • planetary missions • planet Mercury • planetology • Popular Science in Astronomy • Rosetta Space Probe • Solar System Explained • Space Missions
ISBN-10	3-319-27627-1 / 3319276271
ISBN-13	978-3-319-27627-4 / 9783319276274
Zustand	Neuware