Imaging our solar system : the evolution of space mission cameras and instruments / Bernard Henin.
Henin, Bernard, author.
2021
QB51.3.I45
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Title Imaging our solar system : the evolution of space mission cameras and instruments / Bernard Henin.
Author Henin, Bernard, author.
ISBN 9783030904999 (electronic bk.)
3030904997 (electronic bk.)
3030904989
9783030904982
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90499-9
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer : Chichester, UK : Praxis Publishing, [2021]
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-90499-9 doi
Call Number QB51.3.I45
Dewey Decimal Classification 522
Summary As we speak, stunning new snapshots of our Solar System are being transmitted to Earth by a fleet of space probes, landers, and rovers. Yet nowadays, it is all too easy to take such images for granted amidst the deluge of competing visuals we scroll through every day. To truly understand the value of these incredible space photos, we first need to understand the tools that made them possible. This is the story of imaging instruments in space, detailing all the technological missteps and marvels that have allowed us to view planetary bodies like never before. From the rudimentary cameras launched in the 1950's to the cutting-edge imaging instruments onboard the Mars Perseverance rover, this book covers more than 100 imaging systems sent aboard various spacecraft to explore near and distant planetary bodies. Featured within are some of the most striking images ever received by these pioneering instruments, including Voyager's Pale Blue Dot, Apollo's Blue Marble, Venera's images from the surface of Venus, Huygens' images of Titan, New Horizon's images of Pluto and Arrokoth, and much more. Along the way, you will learn about advancements in data transmission, digitization, citizen science, and other fields that revolutionized space imaging, helping us peer farther and more clearly across the Solar System.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 3, 2022).
Series Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
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Chapter 1. Imaging the Unknown
Chapter 2. Destination: Moon
Chapter 3. The Race to the Planets
Chapter 4. Lost Opportunities and New Capabilities
Chapter 5. Ambitions Renewed
Chapter 6. The Inner Solar System in Focus
Chapter 7. Modern Missions.

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