num_pages: 246
description: Robert Strom and Anne Sprague present, for the first time, a brand new treatment of the study and exploration of Mercury through the Mariner and then Messenger missions that will stir the imagination of readers and break new ground in the scientific frontier of our understanding of the planet. Provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive discussion of Mercury Covers all aspects of the planet’s exploration by the Mariner 10 and future missions, including Messenger The planned, accompanying CD ROM will contain all of the best individual Mariner 10 images, the data for each image, photomosaics, maps, some MESSENGER graphics, and public domain software for the PC and Mac.
language: English
title: Exploring Mercury: The Iron Planet
titlecomplete: Exploring Mercury: The Iron Planet (Springer Praxis Books)
genres: Science, Astronomy
ratings_count: 8
publisher: Springer