Planet Mercury

Author : Ann Squire
Publisher : Children's Press
ISBN 13 : 9780531211533
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planet Mercury written by Ann Squire and published by Children's Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans have long been fascinated by space exploration, from the earliest NASA probes to the latest journeys toward the distant edges of the solar system. Readers will learn about the discovery of new stars and planets, the ways celestial bodies are formed, and much more. Features: Engaging sidebars highlight important space discoveries Timelines illustrate the ways our knowledge of space has changed over time Glossaries explain difficult scientific terms in a way that makes them easy to understand Eye-catching images give readers an up-close look at the far reaches of space www.factsfornow.scholastic.com

Author : David A. Rothery
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319121170
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planet Mercury written by David A. Rothery and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new and detailed picture of Mercury is emerging thanks to NASA’s MESSENGER mission that spent four years in orbit about the Sun’s innermost planet. Comprehensively illustrated by close-up images and other data, the author describes Mercury’s landscapes from a geological perspective: from sublimation hollows, to volcanic vents, to lava plains, to giant thrust faults. He considers what its giant core, internal structure and weird composition have to tell us about the formation and evolution of a planet so close to the Sun. This is of special significance in view of the discovery of so many exoplanets in similarly close orbits about their stars. Mercury generates its own magnetic field, like the Earth (but unlike Venus, Mars and the Moon), and the interplay between Mercury’s and the Sun’s magnetic field affects many processes on its surface and in the rich and diverse exosphere of neutral and charged particles surrounding the planet. There is much about Mercury that we still don’t understand. Accessible to the amateur, but also a handy state-of-the-art digest for students and researchers, the book shows how our knowledge of Mercury developed over the past century of ground-based, fly-by and orbital observations, and looks ahead at the mysteries remaining for future missions to explore.

Author : Jody S. Rake
Publisher : Pebble
ISBN 13 : 1977129137
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mercury written by Jody S. Rake and published by Pebble. This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The smallest planet in our solar system is also the closest to the sun. That means on Mercury, one year is just 88 days long! Discover more facts about the small but mighty Mercury.

Author : Pamela Elizabeth Clark
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387482148
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dynamic Planet written by Pamela Elizabeth Clark and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-04 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book views Mercury as a whole in the context of its environment. It illustrates what we know and what we need to know, and why understanding Mercury is so crucial to our understanding of solar system origin and current processes on Earth. The book describes our current state of knowledge for Mercury and interactions between interior, exterior, and space environment which are highly dynamic and thus critical to understanding Mercury as a system.

Author : Faith Vilas
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816546533
Total Pages : 807 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mercury written by Faith Vilas and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 807 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At its best in synthesizing [current available] information to derive theories about the geological and tectonic histories of the planet ."—Science Books & Films "This book is another in the excellent University of Arizona Space Science Series, each of which is based on a conference. . . .but goes far beyond a conference proceedings to present a comprehensive summary of current knowledge. . . .I recommend this book as a valuable compendium of current knowledge."—Pageoph "This collection will be a most valuable addition to any research library."—Choice

Author : Lincoln James
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 1433938278
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mercury written by Lincoln James and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents general information about the planet Mercury, including its place in the solar system, what its surface is like, and what it is made of.

Author : Emma Carlson Berne
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1491458992
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secrets of Mercury written by Emma Carlson Berne and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2015-08 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Discusses the planet Mercury, including observations by ancient cultures, current knowledge of Mercury, and plans for future scientific research and space exploration"--

Author : D.L. Domingue
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387772146
Total Pages : 621 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The MESSENGER Mission to Mercury written by D.L. Domingue and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-19 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to present the science and instruments of NASA’S MESSENGER space mission. The articles, written by the experts in each area of the MESSENGER mission, describe the mission, spacecraft, scientific objectives, and payload. The book is of interest to all potential users of the data returned by the mission, to those studying the nature of Mercury, and by all those interested in the design and implementation of planetary exploration missions.

Author : Sean C. Solomon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107154456
Total Pages : 601 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mercury written by Sean C. Solomon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-20 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an authoritative synthesis of knowledge of the planet Mercury after the MESSENGER mission, for researchers and students in planetary science.

Author : David Jefferis
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780778737353
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hot Planets written by David Jefferis and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to the planets Mercury and Venus, the two planets in our solar system closest to the sun.