By Jupiter: Odysseys to a GiantTraces the history of scientific research on the planet Jupiter from the observations of Galileo to the explorations of the Pioneer and Voyager space probes. |
Contents
Solar System Giant | 1 |
Pioneer Odysseys | 13 |
Jupiter Flybys | 37 |
The Voyagers | 59 |
Close Looks at Jupiter | 83 |
Close Looks at Satellites | 103 |
The Rings of the Giant | 127 |
And Now the Survey | 135 |
Epilog | 145 |
Common terms and phrases
Amalthea antenna asteroid belt bow shock bright Callisto Center charged particles closest approach cloud tops color commands cosmic rays cratered terrain crust dark decametric density detected detector distance Earth electrons ellites encounter energy equatorial eruptions Europa experiments explore figure flux flyby Galilean satellites Galileo Ganymede giant planet grooved terrain heat heavily cratered helium hemisphere hydrogen impact craters infrared inner instruments interplanetary space Io's Jovian system Jupiter's latitude launch vehicle light magnetic field magnetometer magnetosphere Mariner Jupiter/Saturn Mars measured million miles mission to Jupiter Moon NASA NASA/Ames observations obtained occultation oneer orbit outer planets outer Solar System photopolarimeter Pioneer 11 Pioneer spacecraft piter planetary plasma plumes polar regions probe problem protons radiation belts radio RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC Red Spot ring rotation S-band scientists showed solar wind spacecraft star sulfur dioxide surface telescope temperature THRUSTERS torus trajectory ultraviolet Uranus velocity volcanoes zodiacal light zones
References to this book
The Depths of Space: The Story of the Pioneer Planetary Probes Mark Wolverton No preview available - 2004 |