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Ice, Rock, and Beauty - A Visual Tour of the New Solar System (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2008)
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Ice, Rock, and Beauty - A Visual Tour of the New Solar System (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2008)
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Although most people have some knowledge of the essential structure
of the Solar System, few are familiar with the large and varied
array of objects that travel with and between the planets in their
journeys around the Sun. Imaging techniques from Earth continue to
improve, while missions such as Voyager, Galileo and the Hubble
Space Telescope have yielded many excellent images. Most
significantly of all, several missions in recent years have shown a
huge diversity of objects in close-up for the first time. The book
will take advantage of the rich pool of images that is available,
to tell a story of the Solar System that has not been told before.
Smaller Bodies will be a collection of approximately 72 stunning
images, all from the public domain but not hitherto gathered into a
coherent collection, with supporting text and graphics. Each main
image will be accompanied by a graphic showing the location in the
Solar System of the featured object. All of these graphics will be
based in a simple template providing a simple representation of the
Solar System. Text will not be extensive, allowing page design to
have a high priority, and will be of three kinds. 'Main text'
(approximately 200 words) will provide stimulating introduction and
some key ideas. Text headed 'The object(s)' (25-75 words) will
provide a brief description of featured objects. Text headed 'The
image' (25-75 words) will provide information on the source of the
image and some brief technical information where required (such as
in describing use of false color). The book is intended for anybody
who lives in solar orbit and takes a general interest in the solar
neighborhood.
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