Overview
- Chronicles Curiosity’s journey from the depths of Gale Crater to the peak of Mount Sharp
- Summarizes all of the rover’s tools, sensors and instruments
- Discusses unexpected observations made by Curiosity, and how it has influenced planetary science over the years
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book takes readers right down to the surface of Mars, chronicling Curiosity’s physical and scientific journey across the planet’s Earth-like, yet strikingly alien vistas. Through dozens of images and descriptive accounts of the surface, you will gain a deeper knowledge of the Martian landscape, from the floor of Gale Crater up to the cliffs of Mount Sharp. Presented at the end of each chapter are the results and revelations from the science team spearheading the mission.
Like any cross-country road trip, the rover has hit some unexpected hitches along the way. The book describes the obstacles faced by the rover and its scientists over the years and the difficult decisions and careful experimentation it took to solve them.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Returning to Bell Labs and other AT&T subsidiaries, he worked on developing operation systems for communications networks and related national and international standards. After retirement, he developed software to process the images from Lunar Orbiter to remove the artifacts due to analog processing in orbit. This resulted in several books on the Moon, including one based on images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, still in operation.
DJ Byrne, Charles’ and Mary’s son, received his BS from RPI and his MS from USC. His career has been at NASA’s JPL, run by Caltech, presently working on Mars 2020. He contributed the chapter on Mars 2020 and its Perseverance rover that is the next to advance the understanding of Mars.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Travels with Curiosity
Book Subtitle: Exploring Mars by Rover
Authors: Charles J. Byrne
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53805-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53804-0Published: 29 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53807-1Published: 30 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-53805-7Published: 28 September 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 217
Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 138 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Planetary Sciences