Rosetta: Esa's Mission to the Origin of the Solar System Hardcover - 2009 - 2009th Edition
by Rita Schulz (Editor); Claudia Alexander (Editor); Hermann Boehnhardt (Editor)
From the rear cover
ROSETTA: ESA's Mission to the Origin of the Solar System is the first book of its kind on ESA's Planetary Cornerstone Mission, Rosetta, that discusses the science and instrumentation involved. Comets consist of the most primitive material in the solar system. An in depth study of this material could provide us with the knowledge to understand the earliest epoch of the solar system's formation. Until now, our knowledge of comets has come from Earth-based telescopes and fly-by missions. Rosetta will be the first ever spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet and go in orbit around the nucleus. It will stay there for over one year, in order to study the comet's evolution. Rosetta will also land on the surface of the comet with its Lander Philae to perform dedicated in-situ analysis of the comet nucleus composition and structure. The Rosetta mission is an ambitious one that is poised to make a dramatic advance in our understanding of comets, and the origin of our solar system.
ROSETTA: ESA's Mission to the Origin of the Solar System is partially reprinted, with updates and corrections, from Space Science Reviews journal, Vol. 128/1-4, 2007. This book is appropriate for researchers as well as graduate students working in astronomy, planetology, and astrobiology.
Details
- Title Rosetta: Esa's Mission to the Origin of the Solar System
- Author Rita Schulz (Editor); Claudia Alexander (Editor); Hermann Boehnhardt (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 2009th
- Edition 2009
- Pages 785
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer
- Date 2009-04-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780387775173 / 038777517X
- Weight 3.35 lbs (1.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.7 x 6.2 x 1.5 in (24.64 x 15.75 x 3.81 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Comets, Rosetta Comet-Nucleus Sample-Return Mission
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009284685
- Dewey Decimal Code 523.6
More Copies for Sale
Rosetta: Esa's Mission to the Origin of
by Schulz, Rita
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780387775173 / 038777517x
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Chelsea, Michigan, United States
- Item Price
-
$160.00$5.50 shipping to USA
Show Details
ROSETTA
by Rita Schulz
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780387775173 / 038777517x
- Quantity Available
- 224
- Seller
-
Uxbridge, Greater London, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
$235.91$10.25 shipping to USA
Show Details
ROSETTA: ESA's Mission to the Origin of the Solar System
by Schulz, Rita
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used: Good
- Edition
- 2009
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780387775173 / 038777517X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
$221.54FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
ROSETTA: ESA's Mission to the Origin of the Solar System
by Schulz, Rita
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used:Good
- Edition
- 2009
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780387775173 / 038777517X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
$238.26FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
ROSETTA: ESA's Mission to the Origin of the Solar System [Hardcover
by Schulz, Rita; Alexander, Claudia; Boehnhardt, Hermann and Glaßmeier, K.H.
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780387775173 / 038777517x
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Maritime Quarter, Swansea, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
$367.64$58.93 shipping to USA