Working on Mars : voyages of scientific discovery with the Mars exploration rovers /

Geologists in the field climb hills and hang onto craggy outcrops; they put their fingers in sand and scratch, smell, and even taste rocks. Beginning in 2004, however, a team of geologists and other planetary scientists did field science in a dark room in Pasadena, exploring Mars from NASA's Je...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clancey, William J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Mars Exploration Rover Mission (U.S.)
Space probes.
Sondes spatiales.
space probes.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Space probes
Roving vehicles (Astronautics)
Planets > Exploration
Planets > Geology
Mars (Planet) > Exploration.
Mars (Planet) > Geology.
Mars (Planète) > Exploration.
Mars (Planète) > Géologie.
Mars (Planet)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Scientists Working on Mars
  • 2. Mission Origin and Accomplishments
  • 3. A New Kind of Field Science
  • 4. A New Kind of Scientific Exploration System
  • 5. The Mission Scientists
  • 6. Being the Rover: We're on Mars
  • 7. The Communal Scientist
  • 8. The Scientist Engineers
  • 9. The Personal Scientist
  • 10. The Future of Planetary Surface Exploration.

Ejemplares similares