Titan unveiled Saturn's mysterious moon explored

In the early 1980s, when the two Voyager spacecraft skimmed past Titan, Saturn's largest moon, they transmitted back enticing images of a mysterious world concealed in a seemingly impenetrable orange haze. Titan Unveiled is one of the first general interest books to reveal the startling new discover...

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Main Author: Lorenz, Ralph, 1969-
Other Authors: Mitton, Jacqueline
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2008.
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Summary:In the early 1980s, when the two Voyager spacecraft skimmed past Titan, Saturn's largest moon, they transmitted back enticing images of a mysterious world concealed in a seemingly impenetrable orange haze. Titan Unveiled is one of the first general interest books to reveal the startling new discoveries that have been made since the arrival of the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan.--From publisher description.
Physical Description:xii, 243 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographic references (p. 235-237) and index.
ISBN:9780691125879
0691125872
Author Notes:Ralph Lorenz is a planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Jacqueline Mitton is a writer, editor, and media consultant in astronomy. They are the coauthors of Lifting Titan's Veil: Exploring the Giant Moon of Saturn .