E-Book, Englisch, 140 Seiten
Moore Moore on Mercury
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84628-760-2
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
The Planet and the Missions
E-Book, Englisch, 140 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-84628-760-2
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Mercury is one of the more difficult objects for amateur astronomers to observe because of its close proximity to the Sun. For the same reason, it is also one of the most fascinating and strange planets. Mercury is not much larger that our Moon, but orbits the Sun at an average distance of only 58 million km, compared to the Earth’s 150 million km. On its sunlit side, Mercury’s surface temperature can exceed 450C while the night side freezes at –180C.
Amateur astronomers can see Mercury and its ever-changing phases all year, and sometimes watch it transit the Sun – the next transit is in November 2006, followed by one in May 2016.
In his inimitable, easy-going style, Patrick Moore describes Mercury, the professional astronomers who have observed it over the centuries, amateur observations, and the past, present and future space missions to this extraordinary world.
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1;Title Page;4
2;Copyright Page;5
3;Acknowledgements;6
4;Table of Contents;7
5;1Lift-off;8
6;2 Elusive Planet;12
7;3 "Messenger of the Gods";19
8;4 Mercury in the Solar System;26
9;5 Crossing the Sun;32
10;6 Ghost Planet;41
11;7Through the Telescope;51
12;8 Mapping Mercury;59
13;9Mariner 10;68
14;10Cratered World;75
15;11Around Mercury;86
16;12 Return to Mercury;106
17;13Life on Mercury?;116
18;14 A Trip to Mercury;120
19;15Mercurian Base;126
20;Appendix 1 Data for Mercury;131
21;Appendix 2 Phenomena of Mercury;133
22;Bibliography;135
23;Index;136
