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The Far Side of the Moon
A Photographic Guide
Taschenbuch von Charles Byrne
Sprache: Englisch

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The nature of the far side of the Moon has always been a mystery. Throughout human history, the far side of the Moon has been so near, its presence so obvious, and yet so hidden. It was only in the decade of the 1960s that we have been able to observe it, as opposed to inferring its existence. I have been fortunate to live during the period when the far side became visible and has been extensively examined by means that were not even known 50 years ago. During this time, we have learned much but of course we have asked new questions about secrets still hidden on the Moon. Some of these secrets will be revealed in the course of future exploration and robotic spacecraft missions. This book is about what we now know of the far side of the Moon, about what the current questions are, and about some possible answers. It is a companion book to The Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Near Side of the Moon, my first book (Byrne, 2005), also published by Springer in 2005. Together, these books cover the entire Moon in photographs taken by the robotic spacecraft that have done much of their work behind the Moon, out of communi- tion with Earth for half of their orbital periods. The photographs of the near side book were taken by a single mission of the Lunar Orbiter project, Lunar Orbiter 4 that was flown in 1967.
The nature of the far side of the Moon has always been a mystery. Throughout human history, the far side of the Moon has been so near, its presence so obvious, and yet so hidden. It was only in the decade of the 1960s that we have been able to observe it, as opposed to inferring its existence. I have been fortunate to live during the period when the far side became visible and has been extensively examined by means that were not even known 50 years ago. During this time, we have learned much but of course we have asked new questions about secrets still hidden on the Moon. Some of these secrets will be revealed in the course of future exploration and robotic spacecraft missions. This book is about what we now know of the far side of the Moon, about what the current questions are, and about some possible answers. It is a companion book to The Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Near Side of the Moon, my first book (Byrne, 2005), also published by Springer in 2005. Together, these books cover the entire Moon in photographs taken by the robotic spacecraft that have done much of their work behind the Moon, out of communi- tion with Earth for half of their orbital periods. The photographs of the near side book were taken by a single mission of the Lunar Orbiter project, Lunar Orbiter 4 that was flown in 1967.
Über den Autor

Charlie Byrne worked as a systems engineer at Bellcomm, for support of the Lunar Orbiter project. He is currently carrying out research about the Moon, and was the discoverer of the gigantic "near side megabasin" that covers nearly all of the near side of the Moon and whose ejecta has established the shape of the far side of the Moon.

Zusammenfassung

This stunning book is a companion for Byrne's award-winning Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Near Side of the Moon [Springer, 2005]. It provides the most detailed and beautiful coverage to date of the far side of the Moon. Because the far side is permanently turned away from the Earth and cannot be viewed by Earth-based astronomers, this book is not organized as an atlas but instead as a complete photographic survey. As in Byrne's previous volume, the author has taken the original images of the far side of the Moon and cleaned them of system artefacts using modern digital image processing. This is the first book to explain why the far side of the Moon looks so different from the near side, and it describes the newly discovered 'near side megabasin'.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface.- Contents.- The far side topography: why is it so different from the near side?.- The Near Side Megabasin and the South Pole ¿ Aitken Basin.- Korolev and the antipodal highlands.- The scarp ¿ the edge of the double layer of crustal ejecta.- Moscoviense, Tsiolkovsky and Gagarin Basins.- The South Pole ¿ Aitken and Apollo Basins.- The South Polar region ¿ where the water is?.- The North Polar region.- Glossary.- References.- General Index.- Using the CD-R.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Fachbereich: Astronomie
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: xi
215 S.
22 s/w Illustr.
1 farbige Illustr.
215 p. 23 illus.
1 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9781489988065
ISBN-10: 1489988068
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Byrne, Charles
Hersteller: Springer New York
Springer US, New York, N.Y.
Maße: 279 x 210 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Charles Byrne
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.09.2014
Gewicht: 0,577 kg
Artikel-ID: 105069178
Über den Autor

Charlie Byrne worked as a systems engineer at Bellcomm, for support of the Lunar Orbiter project. He is currently carrying out research about the Moon, and was the discoverer of the gigantic "near side megabasin" that covers nearly all of the near side of the Moon and whose ejecta has established the shape of the far side of the Moon.

Zusammenfassung

This stunning book is a companion for Byrne's award-winning Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Near Side of the Moon [Springer, 2005]. It provides the most detailed and beautiful coverage to date of the far side of the Moon. Because the far side is permanently turned away from the Earth and cannot be viewed by Earth-based astronomers, this book is not organized as an atlas but instead as a complete photographic survey. As in Byrne's previous volume, the author has taken the original images of the far side of the Moon and cleaned them of system artefacts using modern digital image processing. This is the first book to explain why the far side of the Moon looks so different from the near side, and it describes the newly discovered 'near side megabasin'.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface.- Contents.- The far side topography: why is it so different from the near side?.- The Near Side Megabasin and the South Pole ¿ Aitken Basin.- Korolev and the antipodal highlands.- The scarp ¿ the edge of the double layer of crustal ejecta.- Moscoviense, Tsiolkovsky and Gagarin Basins.- The South Pole ¿ Aitken and Apollo Basins.- The South Polar region ¿ where the water is?.- The North Polar region.- Glossary.- References.- General Index.- Using the CD-R.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Fachbereich: Astronomie
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: xi
215 S.
22 s/w Illustr.
1 farbige Illustr.
215 p. 23 illus.
1 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9781489988065
ISBN-10: 1489988068
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Byrne, Charles
Hersteller: Springer New York
Springer US, New York, N.Y.
Maße: 279 x 210 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Charles Byrne
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.09.2014
Gewicht: 0,577 kg
Artikel-ID: 105069178
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