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An illustrated preview to the Cassini-Huygens mission arriving at Saturn in 2004. Exploring Saturn is a lively, informative way for students to fully appreciate and understand the Cassini orbiter's historic rendezvous with the ringed planet in 2004. It features Cassini's 4-year mission details including the breakaway Huygens probe that will plummet to Saturn's largest moon, Titan -- the only moon in our solar system with an atmosphere. The data gathered from the Cassini-Huygens mission will help scientists to unravel Saturn's many mysteries, answer questions about Earth's formation, and investigate the possibility of life on other planets. Exploring Saturn tells the remarkable story of discovering Saturn and its moons. Ancient astronomers estimated with surprising accuracy the distance, weight, and composition of Saturn using little more than observation and elementary physics. The book includes the latest findings from NASA as well as stunning color images from the Hubble Space Telescope, Voyager and Pioneer probes. Included are practical website resources and a six-year schedule and location guide for backyard observations of the planet. The informative text is lively and conversational-easily accessible by students and amateur astronomers.Product Identifiers
PublisherFirefly Books LTD
ISBN-139781552977651
eBay Product ID (ePID)91906093
Product Key Features
SubjectTechnology, Science
Publication Year2004
Number of Pages64 Pages
Publication NameExploring Saturn: from Galileo to Cassini
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorDan Bortolotti
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height228 mm
Item Width228 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureCanada
Title_AuthorDan Bortolotti