Title Robotic Exploration of the Solar System : Part 4: The Modern Era 2004 ???2013 Author(s) Ulivi, Paolo;Harland, David M Publication New York, NY, Springer New York, 2015. Description XII, 567 p. 226 illus : online resource Abstract Note In Robotic Exploration of the Solar System, Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide a comprehensive account of the design and management of deep-space missions, the spacecraft involved ??? some flown, others not ??? their instruments, and their scientific results. This fourth volume in the series covers the period 2004 to the present day and features: coverage of the Rosetta and Curiosity missions up to the end of 2013 coverage of Mars missions since 2005, including the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Phoenix and Fobos-Grunt, plus a description of plans for future robotic exploration of the Red Planet coverage of all planetary missions launched between 2004 and 2013, including the Deep Impact cometary mission, the MESSENGER Mercury orbiter, the New Horizons Pluto flyby and the Juno Jupiter orbiter the first complete description of the Chinese Chang???e 2 asteroid flyby mission ever published extensive coverage of future missions, including the European BepiColombo Mercury orbiter and international plans to revisit the most interesting moons of Jupiter and Saturn ISBN,Price 9781461448129 Keyword(s) 1. Aerospace engineering 2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics 3. APPLICATION SOFTWARE 4. ASTRONAUTICS 5. ASTRONOMY 6. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology 7. ASTROPHYSICS 8. Computer Applications 9. EBOOK 10. EBOOK - SPRINGER 11. Popular Science in Astronomy Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I06045     On Shelf