Living Among Giants: Exploring and Settling the Outer Solar System

by Michael Carroll

Book Overview

The outer Solar System is rich in resources and may be the best region in which to search for life beyond Earth. In fact, it may ultimately be the best place for Earthlings to set up permanent abodes. This book surveys the feasibility of that prospect, covering the fascinating history of exploration that kicks off our adventure into the outer Solar System.

Although other books provide surveys of the outer planets, Carroll approaches it from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319353721
• ISBN13: 9783319353722
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 11.0"