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Comet : Photographs from the Rosetta Space Probe
Comet : Photographs from the Rosetta Space Probe
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Author(s): Bibring, Jean-Pierre
Jean-Pier, Introduction by
ISBN No.: 9780500022276
Pages: 216
Year: 201905
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 89.62
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

Comet presents the amazing story of the Rosetta space probe and its interstellar voyage to the comet Tchoury. Its mission _ to find clues to the origins of our solar system and the emergence of life on Earth. Following a ten-year voyage and a journey spanning millions of kilometres through our Solar System, the Rosetta entered the comet_s orbit. Its lander, Philae _ a miniature science laboratory _ landed directly on Tchoury_s surface and was able to take the photographs presented here. This triumph of scientific endeavour brought back a raft of incredible new photographs, the best of which are featured here. The book is built around the various phases in Rosetta_s journey: leaving Earth, breaching its atmosphere and watching the lights of home recede; skirting the Moon and coming close to Mars; plunging into the cosmos_ starry void and approaching the comet; and, finally, landing on Tchoury. The photographs are accompanied by a text that reflects on the objectives of the mission and the accomplishment of such a technological feat for humanity. Detailed captions provide the reader with accessible scientific information, enabling them to get to the heart of the subject.



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