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Discovering Pluto Exploration at the Edge of the Solar System

Hoofdkenmerken

Auteur:	Cruikshank, Dale P.; Sheehan
Titel:	Discovering Pluto Exploration at the Edge of the Solar System
Uitgever:	University of Arizona Press
ISBN:	9780816539383
Land van oorsprong:	United States
Prijs:	€ 38.73
Verschijningsdatum:	15-01-2019
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

Inhoudelijke kenmerken

Categorie:	Solar system: the Sun & planets
Geillustreerd:	57 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 5 tables

Technische kenmerken

Verschijningsvorm:	Paperback / softback
Paginas:	504
Hoogte mm.:	155
Breedte mm.:	228
Dikte mm.:	27
Gewicht gr.:	682

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Offers an authoritative account of the exploration of Pluto and its moons, from the first inklings of tentative knowledge through the exciting discoveries made during the flyby of the NASA New Horizons research spacecraft in 2015. Dale Cruikshank was a co-investigator on the New Horizons mission; William Sheehan is an historian of the Solar System.