Planet Mercury From Pale Pink Dot to Dynamic World /

A new and detailed picture of Mercury is emerging thanks to NASA's MESSENGER mission that spent four years in orbit about the Sun's innermost planet. Comprehensively illustrated by close-up images and other data, the author describes Mercury's landscapes from a geological perspective:...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rothery, David A. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:Springer Praxis Books
Temas:
Astronomy-Observations.
Planetary science.
Solar system.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Planetary Science.
Space Physics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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505 0 |a A Pale Pink Dot -- Mariner 10 -- High time for another mission? -- The surface as seen by MESSENGER -- Magnetosphere and exosphere as seen by MESSENGER -- More questions than answers? -- Appendix. 
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