Titan: Pluto's big brother: The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft and the darkest moon of Saturn (Explorers of Minor Worlds)

By Codex Regius

Revised 2nd edition Almost a decade after the Cassini spacecraft has sent its final images of the moon Titan to Earth, its huge data volumes continue to be analysed, interpreted and arranged into new contexts by many international research teams. This striking moon, larger than some planets, that ought to be called a world is haunting, beckoning a closer visit. And Earth has responded: a new mission is under way, Dragonfly, a giant quadcopter that will navigate the dense atmosphere of this cold alien world. The world described in this book regards water as a mineral that replaces magma, lava and basalt. From murky clouds are raining, as large as soap bubbles, drops of paraffin: stuff we use to heat homes and to power engines. The winds are driving dunes of welding gas through the deserts, and blowing your breath on a river might send a flame across its course. Look up at the sky! That amazing world is out there, right in your neighbourhood! A pair of binoculars is enough to spot it as a bright dot next to the planet Saturn: That's the moon Titan, the second largest in the solar system. This book has been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect the progress of recent years in understanding this strikening world. An additional chapter, not found in the previous edition, discusses the Dragonfly mission, to arrive on Titan in 2034.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D8H63QPD
• ISBN13: 9798329887136
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.6" x 8.3"