Saturn from Cassini-HuygensMichele Dougherty, Larry Esposito, Stamatios Krimigis This book is one of two volumes meant to capture, to the extent practical, the scienti?c legacy of the Cassini-Huygens prime mission, a landmark in the history of planetary exploration. As the most ambitious and interdisciplinary planetary exploration mission ?own to date, it has extended our knowledge of the Saturn system to levels of detail at least an order of magnitude beyond that gained from all previous missions to Saturn. Nestled in the brilliant light of the new and deep understanding of the Saturn planetary system is the shiny nugget that is the spectacularly successful collaboration of individuals, - ganizations and governments in the achievement of Cassini-Huygens. In some ways the pa- nershipsformedandlessonslearnedmaybethemost enduringlegacyofCassini-Huygens.The broad, international coalition that is Cassini-Huygens is now conducting the Cassini Equinox Mission and planning the Cassini Solstice Mission, and in a major expansion of those fruitful efforts, has extended the collaboration to the study of new ?agship missions to both Jupiter and Saturn. Such ventures have and will continue to enrich us all, and evoke a very optimistic vision of the future of international collaboration in planetary exploration. The two volumes in the series Saturn from Cassini-Huygens and Titan from Cassini- Huygens are the direct products of the efforts of over 200 authors and co-authors. Though each book has a different set of three editors, the group of six editors for the two volumes has worked together through every step of the process to ensure that these two volumes are a set. |
Contents
Chapter 15 | 459 |
Chapter 16 | 510 |
Chapter 17 | 537 |
Chapter 18 | 577 |
Chapter 19 | 613 |
Chapter 20 | 636 |
Chapter 21 | 683 |
Chapter 22 | 725 |
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Saturn from Cassini-Huygens Michele Dougherty,Larry Esposito,Stamatios Krimigis No preview available - 2009 |
Saturn from Cassini-Huygens Michele Dougherty,Larry Esposito,Stamatios Krimigis No preview available - 2014 |
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