Lifting Titan's Veil
Subtitle: Exploring the Giant Moon of Saturn
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780521793483
Subjects: Planets & asteroids; Titan (Satellite); Celestial Mechanics; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - Solar System; Science / Astronomy; Astronomy - General
First sentence: The landscape seems alien.
Description: "Lifting Titan's Veil is a revealing account of the second largest moon in our solar system. This world in orbit around Saturn is the only body in the solar system with an atmosphere strikingly similar to Earth's and the only moon with a substantial atmosphere. Nitrogen is the main gas in Titan's atmosphere but it is laced with a cocktail of hydrocarbons and is virtually opaque to human eyes because of layers of orange smog. Beneath the haze, lakes of liquid methane may be a feature of the frigid landscape. Titan is like a giant laboratory in deep freeze that may help scientists understand the first chemical steps towards the origin of life." "This book will appeal to readers interested in astronomical discovery and space exploration. It is an introduction to Titan, and essential reading for anyone who wants to be ready for the arrival of Cassini-Huygens in 2004"--Jacket.