Planetology: Unlocking the Secrets of the Solar System
In a stunning and completely new view of the solar system, an astronaut and a geologist team up to investigate, through parallel views made possible by cutting-edge space technology, how the earth itself can help science unravel the mysteries of the heavens.
Noted planetary geologist Ellen Stofan and veteran astronaut Tom Jones pair images of Earthmany captured by space sh...more
Noted planetary geologist Ellen Stofan and veteran astronaut Tom Jones pair images of Earthmany captured by space sh...more
Hardcover, 224 pages
Published
November 18th 2008
by National Geographic
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The shuttle Discovery (STS-128) docked with the International Space Station today, on the 25th anniversary of its first launch (STS-41-D, August 30, 1984) - that's amazing in itself! I haven't been following this mission very much this weekend, but I have been reading a very good 2008 book by former astronaut Tom Jones and planetary geologist Ellen Stofan, Planetology (subtitle: unlocking the secrets of the solar system).
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The shuttle Discovery (STS-128) docked with the International Space Station today, on the 25th anniversary of its first launch (STS-41-D, August 30, 1984) - that's amazing in itself! I haven't been following this mission very much this weekend, but I have been reading a very good 2008 book by former astronaut Tom Jones and planetary geologist Ellen Stofan, Planetology (subtitle: unlocking the secrets of the solar system).
Jo...more
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