Far Encounter: The Neptune System - Hardcover

Burgess, Eric

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0231074123 ISBN 13: 9780231074124

Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr, 1991

Synopsis

Highlights the twelve-year odyssey of the Voyager spacecraft, and discusses the new findings about Neptune: its atmosphere, satellites, gravitational field, and other surprises, with more than thirty-five photographs from NASA.

About this title

From Library Journal:

Between 1979 and 1989, the Voyager spacecraft visited all of the solar system's outer planets except Pluto in a singular journey of discovery. Veteran science writer Burgess ( Return to the Red Planet , LJ 11/1/90) here describes the final encounter with the planet Neptune and its moons. He provides both background on Voyager 's earlier discoveries and the difficulties of adapting an aging spacecraft to enable it to function beyond its design capabilities as it transmitted its findings over an unprecedented distance. His detailed account of the scientific results will be of interest to specialists; however his dry and sometimes repetitious writing style will likely discourage casual readers. Recommended for larger subject collections.
- Thomas J. Frieling, Bainbridge Coll., Ga.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0231074123
• ISBN 13: 9780231074124
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 151