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Atlas of Venus

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Authors:
Peter Cattermole, University of Sheffield
Patrick Moore

Date Published: May 1997
availability: Unavailable - out of print April 2013
format: Hardback
isbn: 9780521496520

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A combination of striking photos and lucid prose, this volume brings this mysterious planet to life. Well-known astronomers Peter Cattermole and Patrick Moore place Venus in the solar system and explain what information telescope observation has yielded. They then take us on a space-age trip to Venus exhibiting observations from orbiting space craft and probes, and, most significantly, the data-laden Magellan mission. An abundance of colorful illustrations showcase Venus' fascinating topography, including impact craters, highland massifs, and plains. The text is rounded out by a history of this intriguing planet and a gazetteer of Venusian place names. Several useful appendices of data complement the atlas. This book will delight amateur astonomers and will also serve as a helpful reference to professional astronomers and planetary scientists.
- Contains the most recent maps from the Magellan space mission
- Contains over 100 maps and illustrations
- Venus is our closest neighbour and the planet that most closely resembles Earth
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"Books on Venus have been either too technical or purely popular. Peter Cattermole and Patrick Moore have bridged the gap between these extremes with Atlas of Venus... an erudite and detailed book, eminently readable and superbly illustrated." David Hughes, New Scientist

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Product details
- Date Published: May 1997
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521496520
- length: 159 pages
- dimensions: 287 x 228 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.95kg
- contains: 70 b/w illus. 20 colour illus. 1 table
- availability: Unavailable - out of print April 2013
Table of Contents
1. Venus in the Solar System
2. Venus through the telescope
3. Before the Space Age
4. Missions to Venus
5. Mapping Venus
6. The Magellan mission
7. The Venusian plains - I
8. The Venusian plains - II
9. Impact craters on Venus
10. The highland massifs
11. The history of Venus
12. Into the future
Appendices: Significant data for Venus
Venus missions
Phenomena of Venus, 1995–2005
Rotation periods for Venus
Names of Venusian features
Bibliography
Index.
Authors
Peter Cattermole, University of Sheffield
Patrick Moore