Uranus and Neptune: The distant giants

Book · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:7163803

Burgess, E

The history of observations and probe missions to the outer planets is reviewed, and major results are summarized, in an overview for general readers. Consideration is given to Voyager images of the Uranian satellite Miranda; the ring system of Uranus; zonal bands on Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus; the Voyager instruments, mission profile, and ground support system; Saturn and its satellites; the discovery of Uranus by Herschel; the surface and atmosphere of Uranus; and theoretical models of the Uranian interior structure. Also discussed are the discovery of Neptune by Galle and d'Arrest, ground-based knowledge of Neptune and its satellites, the discovery of Pluto, and the possible existence of additional planets. Extensive diagrams, drawings, and photographs are provided.

• OSTI ID: 7163803
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
NEPTUNE PLANET
EXPLORATION
URANUS PLANET
ENVIRONMENT
GEOLOGY
IMAGE PROCESSING
PHOTOGRAPHY
PLANNING
RINGS
SATELLITES
SOLAR SYSTEM
VOYAGER SPACE PROBES
PLANETS
PROCESSING
SPACE VEHICLES
VEHICLES
640107* - Astrophysics & Cosmology- Planetary Phenomena