Under desert skies
Subtitle: how Tucson mapped the way to the Moon and planets
By: Melissa L. Sevigny
Publisher: Sentinel Peak
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9781941451045
Subjects: History; University of Arizona; University of Arizona. Lunar and Planetary Laboratory; Planetary science
Description: "The book tells the story of how an upstart planetary laboratory in Tucson, the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL), would help create the field of planetary science, breaking free from traditional astronomical techniques to embrace a wide range of disciplines necessary to study planets"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Part 1. Arrival; title: Part 2. Target Moon; title: Part 3. Teaching; title: Part 4. Voyages; title: Part 5. Returning; title: Epilogue : worlds beyond.