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Daydreaming in the Solar System : Surfing Saturn's Rings, Golfing on the Moon, and Other Adventures in Space Exploration / John E. Moores and Jesse Rogerson ; illustrated by Michelle Parsons ; foreword by Robert J. Sawyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moores, John E., author.
- Rogerson, Jesse, 1985- author.
- Series:
- The MIT Press Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Outer space--Exploration--Popular works.
- Outer space.
- Solar system--Popular works.
- Solar system.
- Genre:
- Popular works
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (248 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- A thrilling journey through the solar system that merges imagination with hard science. Imagine traveling to the far reaches of the solar system, pausing for close-up encounters with distant planets, moons, asteroids, and comets, accompanied by a congenial guide to the science behind what you see. What, for instance, would it be like to fly in Titan's hazy atmosphere To walk across the surface of Mercury To feel the rumble of a volcano brewing on one of Jupiter's largest moons In Daydreaming in the Solar System , John Moores and Jesse Rogerson bring that dream to virtual life. Through a combination of story and science they let readers know what such an otherworldly experience would actually look, feel, and even taste like. With data gathered over the decades by our robotic spacecraft, and with Michelle Parsons's evocative illustrations, Moores and Rogerson boldly take you where no living being has gone before, along the way giving an engaging and accurate explanation of the science. Where Carl Sagan's storied "spaceship of the imagination" provided a window to outer space, Daydreaming in the Solar System opens a door, inviting readers to step through and truly explore the strange new worlds of the solar system. Undertaking this interplanetary journey powered by hard science, there is no limit to where your daydreams can take you.
- Contents:
- Golfing on the far side of the moon
- Rappelling into Valles Marineras on Mars
- Beneath the Europan ice
- Trekking Mercury's crest of dawn
- Prospecting on Venus' surface
- Surfing Saturn's rings
- Sailing the Titanian sea
- Around the world in eighty hours
- A year shipwrecked on a comet
- Of roses and baobabs on Bennu
- Skydiving in Jupiter's vast atmosphere
- Watching the Martian clouds scoot by
- Spelunking on Hyperion
- Caffeinated flight on Titan
- Pluto, the edge of the map.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780262380119
- 0262380110
- 9780262380102
- 0262380102
- OCLC:
- 1430416936
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