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The Dawn Mission to Minor Planets 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres

2012-07-27 Science
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Release : 2012-07-27
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Book Synopsis The Dawn Mission to Minor Planets 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres by : Christopher Russell

Download or read book The Dawn Mission to Minor Planets 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres written by Christopher Russell. This book was released on 2012-07-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dawn is the first mission to orbit a main belt asteroid and the first scientific mission to use ion propulsion. Major objectives of this mission include mapping of the surfaces of 4 Vesta and 1 Ceres, determining its topography from stereo measurements, determining its mineralogy, measuring its elemental composition and obtaining gravity data. This book describes the Dawn mission, its exploration and scientific objectives, the instruments that accomplish those objectives, the operations plan and the education and outreach plan. It is directed to those studying asteroids and the evolution of the solar system. This volume will be a valuable reference for anyone who uses data from the instruments of the DAWN mission. Previously published in Space Science Reviews, Vol. 163/1-4, 2012.

Dictionary of Minor Planet Names

2012-06-10 Science
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Release : 2012-06-10
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Book Synopsis Dictionary of Minor Planet Names by : Lutz D. Schmadel

Download or read book Dictionary of Minor Planet Names written by Lutz D. Schmadel. This book was released on 2012-06-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quantity of numbered minor planets has now well exceeded a quarter million. The new sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, which is the IAU’s official reference work for the field, now covers more than 17,000 named minor planets. In addition to being of practical value for identification purposes, the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names provides authoritative information on the basis of the rich and colorful variety of ingenious names, from heavenly goddesses to artists, from scientists to Nobel laureates, from historical or political figures to ordinary women and men, from mountains to buildings, as well as a variety of compound terms and curiosities. This sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names has grown by more than 7,000 entries compared to the fifth edition and by more than 2,000 compared to the fifth edition, including its two addenda published in 2006 and 2009. In addition, there are many corrections, revisions and updates to the entries published in earlier editions. This work is an abundant source of information for anyone interested in minor planets and who enjoys reading about the people and things minor planets commemorate.

The Path of Minor Planets

2007-04-01 Fiction
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Release : 2007-04-01
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Book Synopsis The Path of Minor Planets by : Andrew Sean Greer

Download or read book The Path of Minor Planets written by Andrew Sean Greer. This book was released on 2007-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1965, on a small island in the South Pacific, a group of astronomers gather to witness the passing of a comet, but when a young boy dies during a meteor shower, the lives of the scientists and their loved ones change in subtle yet profound ways. Denise struggles for respect in her professional life, married Eli becomes increasingly attracted to Denise and her quixotic mind, and young Lydia attempts to escape the scientists' long-casting shadows. Andrew Sean Greer's remarkable and sweeping first novel, The Path of Minor Planets, is an exploration of chances taken and lost, of love found and broken, and of time's subtle gravitational pull on the lives of everyday and extraordinary people.

Dictionary of Minor Planet Names

2003-08-05 Science
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Release : 2003-08-05
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Book Synopsis Dictionary of Minor Planet Names by : Lutz Schmadel

Download or read book Dictionary of Minor Planet Names written by Lutz Schmadel. This book was released on 2003-08-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Fifth Edition, is the official reference for the field of the IAU, which serves as the internationally recognised authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies and any surface features on them. The accelerating rate of the discovery of minor planets has not only made a new edition of this established compendium necessary but has also significantly altered its scope: this thoroughly revised edition concentrates on the approximately 10,000 minor planets that carry a name. It provides authoritative information about the basis for all names of minor planets. In addition to being of practical value for identification purposes, this collection provides a most interesting historical insight into the work of those astronomers who over two centuries vested their affinities in a rich and colorful variety of ingenious names, from heavenly goddesses to more prosaic constructions. The fifth edition serves as the primary reference, with plans for complementary booklets with newly named bodies to be issued every three years.

Asteroids and Dwarf Planets and How to Observe Them

2010-11-01 Science
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Book Synopsis Asteroids and Dwarf Planets and How to Observe Them by : Roger Dymock

Download or read book Asteroids and Dwarf Planets and How to Observe Them written by Roger Dymock. This book was released on 2010-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dwarf planets (which were formerly called asteroids except for the planet Pluto), and the smaller Solar System bodies still called asteroids today, are making front page news, particularly those that are newly discovered and those that might present a hazard to life on Earth by impacting our planet. In this age of giant telescopes and space probes, these small Solar System bodies have advanced from being tiny points of light to bodies worthy of widespread study. This book describes the dwarf planets and asteroids themselves, their origins, orbits, and composition, and at how amateur astronomers can play a part in their detection, tracking, and imaging. The book is divided into two parts. Part I describes physical properties (including taxonomic types) of dwarf planets and asteroids, how they formed in the early life of the Solar System, and how they evolved to their present positions, groups, and families. It also covers the properties used to define these small Solar System bodies: magnitude, rotation rates (described by their light-curves), and orbital characteristics. Part II opens with a description of the hardware and software an amateur or practical astronomer needs to observe and also to image asteroids. Then numerous observing techniques are covered in depth. Finally, there are lists of relevant amateur and professional organizations and how to submit your own observations to them.

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