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Dreams Of Other Worlds Describes The Unmanned Space Missions That Have Opened New Windows On Distant Worlds. Spanning Four Decades Of Dramatic Advances In Astronomy And Planetary Science, Impey And Henry Tell The Story Of Eleven Iconic Exploratory Missions And How They Have Fundamentally Transformed Our Scientific And Cultural Perspectives On The Universe And Our Place In It. Dreams Of Other Worlds Describes The Unmanned Space Missions That Have Opened New Windows On Distant Worlds. Spanning Four Decades Of Dramatic Advances In Astronomy And Planetary Science, This Book Tells The Story Of Eleven Iconic Exploratory Missions And How They Have Fundamentally Transformed Our Scientific And Cultural Perspectives On The Universe And Our Place In It. The Journey Begins With The Viking And Mars Exploration Rover Missions To Mars, Which Paint A Startling Picture Of A Planet At The Cusp Of Habitability. It Then Moves Into The Realm Of The Gas Giants With The Voyager Probes And Cassini's Ongoing Exploration Of The Moons Of Saturn. The Stardust Probe's Dramatic Round-trip Encounter With A Comet Is Brought Vividly To Life, As Are The Soho And Hipparcos Missions To Study The Sun And Milky Way. Th
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Chris Impey; Holly Henry
- Publisher
- Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691147536
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- History, Engineering, Physics
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (62 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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