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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Byrne, Charles J. (1935-....)
Titre(s) : The Far Side of the Moon [Texte électronique] : a Photographic Guide / by Charles J. Byrne
Publication : New York, NY : Springer New York : Springer e-books, 2008
Description matérielle : 1 online resource
Collection : Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series
Note(s) : This book is a companion to Byrnes's award-winning Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas
of the Near Side of the Moon (Springer, 2005). It provides comprehensive coverage
of the far side of the Moon, and is the first book that collects photographs from
all five Lunar Orbiter missions: Clementine, Apollo, Luna, Zond, and Nozomi. As in
the previous book, the scanning artifacts of the Lunar Orbiter photos have been cleaned.
The photographs show each part of the far side in the most favorable resolution and
sun angle. There are many high-altitude oblique photos that provide a feeling of being
in space; this book is more like a photographic tour of the far side than an atlas.
The striking differences between the near and far side have been a major mystery for
astronomers but this book suggests an explanation: a massive early impact on the near
side produced the Near Side Megabasin; an impact so large that its rim is on the far
side. The floor of this basin established the canvas for the portrait of the Man in
the Moon and its ejecta prepared the far side for the rugged array of basins and craters
shown in these photos. Since many professional and amateur astronomers direct their
telescopes to the near side of the Moon; these photos provide a unique opportunity
to become familiar with the far side!
Sujet(s) : Lune -- Photographie spatiale
Indice(s) Dewey :
520 (23e éd.) = Astronomie et sciences connexes ; 523.3 (23e éd.) = Lune
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780387732060
Voir aussi : Publication alternative dans un autre support/format : The far side of the moon [Texte imprimé],
ISBN 9780387732053
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44643499m
Notice n° :
FRBNF44643499
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