The Human Archaeology of Space

Lunar, Planetary and Interstellar Relics of Exploration

P.J. Capelotti (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

199 Seiten

2010
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-5859-2 (ISBN)

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Describes the archaeological artifacts that have been left behind in space as a result of human exploration, including lost satellites, discarded lunar rovers, depleted rockets, and various abandoned spacecrafts. Individual chapters cover the history of each space mission, and explore the archaeology of mobile artifacts in the Solar System and the wider galaxy.

Providing a unified catalog of archaeological artifacts that have been left behind in space as a result of human exploration, this book describes the remnants of lost satellites, discarded lunar rovers, depleted rockets, and various abandoned spacecrafts. The book is divided into three parts covering distinct but interconnected issues of lunar, planetary, and interstellar archaeology. In Parts One and Two, individual chapters cover the history of each space mission, along with technical notes and, in some cases, images of the artifacts in question. Part Three explores the archaeology of mobile artifacts in the Solar System and the wider galaxy, looking particularly at the problems encountered in attempting a traditional archaeological field survey of artifacts that may remain in motion indefinitely.

P.J. Capelotti is assistant professor of archaeology and American studies at Penn State University’s Abington College in Abington, Pennsylvania. His research centers on the history of Arctic exploration and on the archaeology of human expansion into space.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface: Measuring the Monuments of the Moon

Part I: Lunar Archaeology

1. Lunar Archaeology

2. Artifacts of Manned Exploration of the Moon

3. Artifacts of Unmanned Exploration of the Moon

Part II: Planetary Archaeology

4. Planetary Archaeology

5. Artifacts on the Martian Surface

6. Artifacts on Other Planets and Moons in the Solar System

Part III: Interstellar Archaeology

7. Interstellar Archaeology

8. Mobile Artifacts in the Solar System and Beyond

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.7.2010
Zusatzinfo	35 photographs
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	175 x 251 mm
Gewicht	373 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
ISBN-10	0-7864-5859-3 / 0786458593
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-5859-2 / 9780786458592
Zustand	Neuware