Overview
- Contains spectacular photos of Antarctic landscapes and original art of the continent's cosmic analogs
- Provides unique insights into the reality of living and working in Antarctica’s McMurdo and remote regions
- Includes a Journal Entries section with personal details about the authors' experiences and tips for how to prepare for such a mission
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Popular Science (POPS)
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About this book
The bulk of this story delves into Antarctica’s infrastructure, exploration, and remote camps, culminating on the summit of Erebus. There, the authors explored the caves and ice towers on the volcano’s flanks, taking photographs and generating original art depicting scenes in Antarctica and terrestrial analogs on other planets and moons.
Readers will see an intimate side of Mount Erebus and Antarctica while surveyingthe region’s history, exploration, geology, and volcanology, which includes research funded by the National Science Foundation’s United States Antarctic Programs. Richly illustrated with photographs and stunning paintings showcasing the beauty of the harsh continent, the book captures the spirit and splendor of the authors’ journey to Erebus.
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About the authors
Carroll is the 2006 recipient of the Lucien Rudaux Award for lifetime achievement in the Astronomical Arts. He has done commissioned artwork for NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and several hundred magazines throughout the world, including National Geographic, Time, Smithsonian, Astronomy, and others. One of his paintings is on the surface of Mars—in digital form—aboard the Phoenix lander.
Dr. Rosaly M. C. Lopes is a Senior Research Scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she is also Manager for Planetary Science. She has a B.Sc. in Astronomy and a Ph.D. in planetary geology from University College London (University of London, UK). She has spent most of her career at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory working on the science teams for the Galileo and Cassini missions and pursuing research on planetary and terrestrial geology, particularly volcanology. She has visited active volcanoes in all continents and discovered 71 active volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io. In 2006, she was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and, in 2015, Fellow of the Geological Society of America for her contributions to the studies of volcanism on Earth and the planets. Dr. Lopes has written more than 120 peer-reviewed scientific publications and seven books. In addition to her science work, she is a strong supporter of education and outreach, nationally and internationally. She has received numerous awards, including the Carl Sagan medal from the American Astronomical Society.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Antarctica: Earth's Own Ice World
Authors: Michael Carroll, Rosaly Lopes
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74624-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-74623-4Published: 01 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09038-8Published: 29 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-74624-1Published: 16 May 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 189
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 91 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Nature and Environment, Polar Geography, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Planetology