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Solar surveyors : observing the Sun from space

Peter Bond, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2022

his is the story of humankind's quest over centuries to learn the true nature of the most dominant object in our Solar System: the Sun. Award-winning science writer Peter Bond describes in detail how our ideas about the Sun have changed over the[...]

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Rosetta : the remarkable story of Europe's comet explorer

Peter Bond, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2020

In 2014, Rosetta became the first mission to orbit a comet and to deploy a lander onto its surface. This is the story of ESA's pioneering comet explorer, following the mission from its initial inception to its historic touchdown. Read along a[...]

The asteroid hazard : evaluating and avoiding the threat of asteroid impacts

Peter Bond, Editor ; M. Di Martino, Editor ; European Space Agency., Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA SP | 2009

The Solar System -- Asteroids -- Comets -- Meteors and bolides -- Meteorites -- Dangerous objects- Near-Earth objects -- The risk of impact and consequences --Threats from NEOS and possible countermeasures -- Impact craters -- The fall and retr[...]

The earth observation handbook : climate change special edition 2008

Peter Bond, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA SP | 2008

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The continuing story of the International Space Station

Peter Bond | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronomy and space sciences | 2002