Philip J. Stooke

The International Atlas of Lunar Exploration

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Bringing together a wealth of information from many sources, including some material never before published, this atlas is a comprehensive reference on lunar exploration. It tells the story of every spacecraft mission to the Moon since the dawn of the space age, illustrating each account with a unique combination of maps and annotated photographs. Many of the illustrations were created especially for this atlas, including panoramic photographs from every lunar mission. The missions are listed in chronological order, providing readers with an easy to follow history of lunar missions. Special attention has been given to describing the processes involved in choosing landing sites for Apollo and its precursors. The atlas also includes missions that were planned but never flown, before looking ahead to future missions as the world's space agencies prepare for a new phase of lunar exploration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 466
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 1425g
• ISBN-13: 9780521819305
• ISBN-10: 052181930X
• Artikelnr.: 23066951

Autorenporträt

Philip Stooke is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at The University of Western Ontario. He is also a planetary cartographer and has won the National Geographic Society Award in Cartography. He has contributed numerous maps and data to NASA's Planetary Data System, and helped locate the Viking Lander 2 on Mars and several spacecraft on the Moon.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction and acknowledgements
2. Moon reference maps
3. International atlas of lunar exploration: the Moon at the dawn of the Space Age
4. Chronological sequence of missions and events
Bibliography
Websites
Index.