Description: Titan Unveiled by Ralph Lorenz, Jacqueline Mitton Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description For twenty-five years following the Voyager mission, scientists speculated about Saturns largest moon, a mysterious orb clouded in orange haze. This book reveals the startling discoveries that have been made since the arrival of the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan. Publisher Description For twenty-five years following the Voyager mission, scientists speculated about Saturns largest moon, a mysterious orb clouded in orange haze. Finally, in 2005, the Cassini-Huygens probe successfully parachuted down through Titans atmosphere, all the while transmitting images and data. In the early 1980s, when the two Voyager spacecraft skimmed past Titan, Saturns largest moon, they transmitted back enticing images of a mysterious world concealed in a seemingly impenetrable orange haze. Titan Unveiled is one of the first general interest books to reveal the startling new discoveries that have been made since the arrival of the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan. Ralph Lorenz and Jacqueline Mitton take readers behind the scenes of this mission. Launched in 1997, Cassini entered orbit around Saturn in summer 2004. Its formidable payload included the Huygens probe, which successfully parachuted down through Titans atmosphere in early 2005, all the while transmitting images and data--and scientists were startled by what they saw.One of those researchers was Lorenz, who gives an insiders account of the scientific communitys first close encounter with an alien landscape of liquid methane seas and turbulent orange skies. Amid the challenges and frayed nerves, new discoveries are made, including methane monsoons, equatorial sand seas, and Titans polar hood. Lorenz and Mitton describe Titan as a world strikingly like Earth and tell how Titan may hold clues to the origins of life on our own planet and possibly to its presence on others. Generously illustrated with many stunning images, Titan Unveiled is essential reading for anyone interested in space exploration, planetary science, or astronomy. A new afterword brings readers up to date on Cassinis ongoing exploration of Titan, describing the many new discoveries made since 2006. Author Biography Ralph Lorenz is a planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Jacqueline Mitton is a writer, editor, and media consultant in astronomy. They are the coauthors of Lifting Titans Veil: Exploring the Giant Moon of Saturn. Details ISBN 0691146330 ISBN-13 9780691146331 Title Titan Unveiled Author Ralph Lorenz, Jacqueline Mitton Format Paperback Year 2010 Pages 288 Edition Revised edition Publisher Princeton University Press GE_Item_ID:140377703; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780691146331
Book Title: Titan Unveiled
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Titan Unveiled : Saturn's Mysterious Moon Explored
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2010
Subject: Physics / Astrophysics, Astronomy
Item Height: 0.9 in
Features: Revised
Item Weight: 17 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Ralph Lorenz, Jacqueline Mitton
Item Length: 9.3 in
Subject Area: Science
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback