New Horizons [electronic resource] : Reconnaissance of the Pluto-Charon System and the Kuiper Belt /
Russell, C.T.editor.
The New Horizons mission provides the first in situ reconnaissance of the Pluto-Charon System and the Kuiper belt, arguably the last frontier of solar system exploration. This book describes the mission, its objectives, expected results, and instruments in articles written by the scientists and engineers most closely involved. The New Horizons mission is expected to return unique observations and discoveries, which will revolutionize our understanding of the formation of the solar system. This volume is aimed at researchers and graduate students active in planetary science and space exploration, and all other potential users of data obtained by the instruments on board the New Horizons mission.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword -- The New Horizons Pluto Kuiper Belt Mission: An Overview with Historical Context -- The New Horizons Spacecraft -- New Horizons Mission Design -- Overview of the New Horizons Science Payload -- New Horizons: Anticipated Scientific Investigations at the Pluto System -- Ralph: A Visible/Infrared Imager for the New Horizons Pluto/Kuiper Belt Mission -- ALICE: The Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph Aboard the New Horizons Pluto–Kuiper Belt Mission -- Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager on New Horizons -- The New Horizons Radio Science Experiment (REX) -- The Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) Instrument Aboard New Horizons -- The Pluto Energetic Particle Spectrometer Science Investigation (PEPSSI) on the New Horizons Mission -- The Student Dust Counter on the New Horizons Mission.
The New Horizons mission provides the first in situ reconnaissance of the Pluto-Charon System and the Kuiper belt, arguably the last frontier of solar system exploration. This book describes the mission, its objectives, expected results, and instruments in articles written by the scientists and engineers most closely involved. The New Horizons mission is expected to return unique observations and discoveries, which will revolutionize our understanding of the formation of the solar system. This volume is aimed at researchers and graduate students active in planetary science and space exploration, and all other potential users of data obtained by the instruments on board the New Horizons mission.
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Astronomy—Observations.
Planetology.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Space sciences.
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Planetology.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).