Description |
450 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-415) and index. |
Contents |
Viking : discovering the Red Planet -- MER : the little rovers that could -- Voyager : grand tour of the solar system -- Cassini : bright rings and icy worlds -- Stardust : catching a comet by the tail -- SOHO : living with a restless star -- Hipparcos : mapping the Milky Way -- Spitzer : unveiling the cool cosmos -- Chandra : exploring the violent cosmos -- HST : the universe in sharp focus -- WMAP : mapping the infant universe -- New horizons, new worlds. |
Subject |
Space probes.
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Outer space -- Exploration.
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Space flights.
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Added Author |
Henry, Holly.
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Added Title |
Unmanned space exploration |
ISBN |
9780691147536 (acid-free paper) |
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0691147531 (acid-free paper) |
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