The Compact NASA Atlas of the Solar System
The Compact NASA Atlas of the Solar System
Raymond Batson, United States Geological Survey, California
Out of Print
Without sacrificing any of the detail or breadth of the full-size edition, the essential reference source for maps of every planet, moon, or small body investigated by NASA missions is now available in a convenient, portable format. Featuring over 150 maps, 214 color illustrations and a gazetteer that lists the names of all features officially approved by the International Astronomical Union, The Compact NASA Atlas of the Solar System includes the full range of information gathered from NASA missions throughout the Solar System. Compiled by the US Geological Survey, this atlas includes:
-Geological maps
-Reference maps
-Shaded relief maps
-Synthetic aperture radar mosaics
-Color photo-mosaics that present the features of planets and their satellites
This 'road map' of the solar system is the definitive guide for planetary science and should be part of every cartographers and astonomer's collection.
Ronald Greeley is a Regent Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at Arizona State University. He is a team member of the Galileo mission to Jupiter and of the Mars Pathfinder lander. Greeley is currently a co-investigator for the European Mars Express mission.
Raymond Batson spent his 35-year career with the United States Geological Survey. He has worked in terrestrial mapping and in lunar and planetary mapping. Batson served as co-investigator or team member on most NASA planetary missions, including the Apollo lunar lander missions, the Mariner Mars and Venus/Mercury mapping missions, the Viking 1 and 2 Mars mapping missions, the Voyager missions to the outer planets, and the Magellan Venus radar mapping mission.
- The definitive Solar System atlas, published for NASA, and providing the most comprehensive collection of maps of members of the Solar System
- All maps fully indexed with a gazetteer so that all named landmarks can be found easily
- An up-to-date summary of current understanding of solar system bodies and the processes that have shaped their surfaces
Reviews & endorsements
"Beautiful maps...and full-color illustrations..." Library Journal
"This spectacular atlas of the solar system is both an atlas and a brief history of astronomy...Recommended for all libraries, especially public and academic." Booklist
"An excellent collection of systematic maps, photographs, and overviews of planets and major satellites...It is unique in scope and its use of uniform formats and consistent scales...highly recommended." Library Journal
"Clear a tray in your atlas case for this magnificent tribute to four decades of space exploration...This authoritative, eye-popping resource will be invaluable to libraries." School Library Journal
"Planetary scientists Greeley and Batson have done an excellent job." NZ Science Monthly (Aug 98)
Product details
January 2002Hardback
9780521806336
406 pages
345 × 238 × 33 mm
2.36kg
214 colour illus. 157 maps 5 tables
Unavailable - out of print January 2018
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Solar system
- 3. Mercury
- 4. Venus
- 5. Earth-Moon system
- 6. Mars system
- 7. Jupiter system
- 8. Saturn system
- 9. Uranus system
- 10. Neptune system
- 11. Pluto, asteroids, and comets
- Glossary
- Appendices
- Gazetteer.
