Voyager's grand tour
Subtitle: to the outer planets and beyond
By: Henry C. Dethloff and Ronald A. Schorn
Contributors: Schorn, Ronald A. (Ronald Anthony), 1935- author
Edition: Published by arrangement with Smithsonian books.
Publisher: Konecky & Konecky
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Old Saybrook, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781568527154
Subjects: Outer planets; Exploration; Exploration of outer space; Voyager Project
Description: Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched in 1977. Since then they have traveled farther than any human object. Voyager 1 is now over 10 billion miles from the sun and is headed to the utmost boundary of our solar system. This book, originally published under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, tells the story of their journey through the solar system and beyond. The authors' unparalleled access to NASA archives and imagery make this authoritative work on the subject. The book includes an 8 pages of photographs and computer generated imagery and black and white photos throughout.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index.
Table of contents: title: From Earth to the edge of the universe; title: A grand tour of the outer planets; title: A funny thing happened on the way to Neptune; title: Metamorphosis; title: Mariner Jupiter-Saturn; title: Voyager; title: Voyager science; title: Launch: August/September 1977; title: First encounters: strange new worlds; title: Saturn's system: ice worlds and rings; title: Uranus, Neptune, and beyond; title: Termination shock; title: Appendix: Voyager project managers.