Planetary Vistas: The Landscapes of Other Worlds
Paul Murdin, "Planetary Vistas: The Landscapes of Other Worlds"
English | ISBN: 3319152416 | 2015 | 196 pages | PDF | 12 MB
English | ISBN: 3319152416 | 2015 | 196 pages | PDF | 12 MB
The word “landscape” can mean picture as well as natural scenery. Recent advances in space exploration imaging have allowed us to now have landscapes never before possible, and this book collects some of the greatest views and vistas of Mars, Venus’s Titan, Io and more in their full glory, with background information to put into context the foreign landforms of our Solar System. Here, literally, are 'other-worldly' visions of strange new scenes, all captured by the latest technology by landing and roving vehicles or by very low-flying spacecraft.
There is more than scientific interest in these views. They are also aesthetically beautiful and intriguing, and Dr. Murdin in a final chapter compares them to terrestrial landscapes in fine art.
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