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- Author:Alan Stern
- ISBN:3527405569
- ISBN13:978-3527405565
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- Publisher:Wiley-VCH; 2 edition (October 28, 2005)
- Pages:257 pages
- Subcategory:Astronomy & Space Science
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Pluto and Charon: Ice Wo. .has been added to your Cart. The story of the quest to understand Pluto and the resulting transformation of our concept of the diminutive planet from that of solar-system misfit to king of the Kuiper Belt is told in this book by Alan Stern and Jacqueline Mitton.
Pluto and Charon: Ice Wo. Stern, a Plutophile to the core, is one of the most energetic, talented, and savvy planetary astronomers in the business today. Together they have created an immensely informative book.
The book shows the unifying power of science by bringing in connections to chemistry, astronomy and geoscience.
Both Pluto and Charon are rich in ices, but their surface compositions, albedos, and colors are very different. Unlike Charon, Pluto is known to possess distinct surface markings, polar caps, and an atmosphere. The book shows the unifying power of science by bringing in connections to chemistry, astronomy and geoscience.
Pluto and Charon book . In Pluto and Charon, Alan Stern and Jacqueline Mitton turn that story into an enterta The exploration of the ninth planet, Pluto, its moon, Charon, and their relationship to the newly discovered Kuiper Belt, is a tale of perseverance, ingenuity and dedication on the part of the planetary scientists who have been lured by the fascination of these far-flung miniature worlds.
Stern, a Plutophile to the core, is one of the most energetic, talented, and savvy planetary astronomers in the .
Stern, a Plutophile to the core, is one of the most energetic, talented, and savvy planetary astronomers in the business today. Written in an engaging and informal style, Pluto and Charon takes the reader step by step from the discovery of the ninth planet in 1930 to the current understanding of Pluto and its moon, Charon. Sky & Telescope More than a book summarizing what we know about planet,.
Alan Stern, Jacqueline Mitton. Published by Wiley-Interscience, 1997. ISBN 10: 0471152978, ISBN 13: 9780471152972.
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In Pluto and Charon, Alan Stern and Jacqueline Mitton turn that story into an entertaining adventure, starting with the discovery of Pluto by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. The book also documents vividly the struggle by Plutophiles and the public to persuade NASA to fund a mission to Pluto, the only planet not yet explored from close proximity by a spacecraft
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oceedings{Stern1998PlutoAC, title {Pluto and Charon: Ice Worlds on the Ragged Edge of the Solar System}, author {Alan Stern and Jacqueline Mitton and Imke de Pater}, year {1998} . Postscript: Where No One Has Gone Before. A Chronology of Major Events in the Exploration of Pluto.