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An engaging read for anyone curious about asteroids and what they may mean for our future - both as threats and opportunities.
Where do asteroids come from and what are they made of? What clues do they hold about the evolution of the Solar System? Scientists have catalogued hundreds of thousands of asteroids, and many are thought to contain water and amino acids, the building blocks of life. Michael She…
Where do asteroids come from and what are they made of? What clues do they hold about the evolution of the Solar System? Scientists have catalogued hundreds of thousands of asteroids, and many are thought to contain water and amino acids, the building blocks of life. Michael She…
"Introducing planetary photometry as a quantitative remote sensing tool, this handbook demonstrates how reflected light can be measured and used to investigate the physical properties of bodies in our Solar System. The author explains how data gathered from telescopes and spacec…
Introducing planetary photometry as a quantitative remote sensing tool, this handbook demonstrates how reflected light can be measured and used to investigate the physical properties of bodies in our Solar System. The author explains how data gathered from telescopes and spacecr…
Introducing planetary photometry as a quantitative remote sensing tool, this handbook demonstrates how reflected light can be measured and used to investigate the physical properties of bodies in our Solar System. The author explains how data gathered from telescopes and spacecr…
A brief history of planetary photometry -- Photometry conventions, terminology, and standards -- The mechanics of planetary observing -- The physical basis of photometric scattering models -- Planetary reflectance and basic scattering laws -- Planetary disk-integrated photometry…
This handbook introduces planetary photometry as a quantitative remote sensing tool and demonstrates how reflected light can be measured and used to investigate our solar system. The author explains how data gathered from telescopes and spacecraft are processed and used to infer…
Introducing planetary photometry as a quantitative remote sensing tool, this handbook demonstrates how reflected light can be measured and used to investigate the physical properties of bodies in our Solar System. The author explains how data gathered from telescopes and spacecr…