Russian Planetary Exploration: History, Development, Legacy, Prospects

by Brian Harvey

Book Overview

This is the first book bringing together the Soviet Union and Russia's exploration of the planets. The book assesses the scientific haul of data from the Venus and Mars missions and looks at the engineering approaches. The USSR developed several generations of planetary probes: from MV and Zond to the Phobos type. The engineering techniques used and the science packages are examined, as well as the nature of the difficulties encountered which ruined...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387463437
• ISBN13: 9780387463438
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.5"