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100 1  Impey, Chris 
245 10 Dreams of other worlds :|bthe amazing story of unmanned 
       space exploration /|cChris Impey and Holly Henry 
246 30 Unmanned space exploration 
264    Princeton, N.J. :|bPrinceton University Press,|cc2013 
300    450 p., [8] p. of plates :|bill. (some col.) ;|c25 cm 
504    Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-415) and 
       index 
505 0  Viking : discovering the Red Planet -- MER : the little 
       rovers that could -- Voyager : grand tour of the solar 
       system -- Cassini : bright rings and icy worlds -- 
       Stardust : catching a comet by the tail -- SOHO : living 
       with a restless star -- Hipparcos : mapping the Milky Way 
       -- Spitzer : unveiling the cool cosmos -- Chandra : 
       exploring the violent cosmos -- HST : the universe in 
       sharp focus -- WMAP : mapping the infant universe -- New 
       horizons, new worlds 
520    Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space 
       missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. 
       Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy 
       and planetary science, Impey and Henry tell the story of 
       eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have 
       fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural 
       perspectives on the universe and our place in it 
520    "Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space 
       missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. 
       Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy 
       and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven
       iconic exploratory missions and how they have 
       fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural 
       perspectives on the universe and our place in it. The 
       journey begins with the Viking and Mars Exploration Rover 
       missions to Mars, which paint a startling picture of a 
       planet at the cusp of habitability. It then moves into the
       realm of the gas giants with the Voyager probes and 
       Cassini's ongoing exploration of the moons of Saturn. The 
       Stardust probe's dramatic round-trip encounter with a 
       comet is brought vividly to life, as are the SOHO and 
       Hipparcos missions to study the Sun and Milky Way. This 
       stunningly illustrated book also explores how our view of 
       the universe has been brought into sharp focus by NASA's 
       great observatories--Spitzer, Chandra, and Hubble--and how
       the WMAP mission has provided rare glimpses of the dawn of
       creation. Dreams of Other Worlds reveals how these 
       unmanned exploratory missions have redefined what it means
       to be the temporary tenants of a small planet in a vast 
       cosmos." -- Publisher's description 
650  7 Rymdsonder|2sao 
650  7 Rymdfarkoster|2sao 
650  7 Rymdfärder|2sao 
650  7 Universum|2sao 
650  7 Exploration of outer space.|2fast 
650  7 Space flights.|2fast 
650  7 Space probes.|2fast 
651  0 Outer space|xExploration 
651  7 Outer space 
700 1  Henry, Holly 
907 00 140408