Moons by Anna Gammon-Ross

Moons by Anna Gammon-Ross

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Summary

Venture out into the Universe and discover moons of all shapes and sizes, home to curious features such as active volcanoes and underground oceans!

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Moons by Anna Gammon-Ross

Moons come, quite literally, in all shapes and sizes. Our Moon is just one of more than 200 moons in the Solar System that we've identified so far. Scientists have discovered moons made of rock, others of ice. There are moons with atmospheres or with oceans hidden beneath their surfaces, and even some with active volcanoes. Others could perhaps be suitable for life! Astronomer Anna Gammon-Ross of Royal Observatory Greenwich travels through the Solar System, hopping from one moon to the next, to discover not only what these natural satellites have in common, but also what makes each one unique. Learn about the moons that can be found in and around Saturn's rings (and the many others we suspect there could be), the objects orbiting the distant dwarf planets and the curious theory of moon-moons.
Anna Gammon-Ross is a planetarium astronomer at Royal Observatory Greenwich. She's literally a rocket scientist, with a Masters degree in Space Exploration Systems from the University of Leicester, studying both human and robotic spacecraft engineering. If this book were written in the future, perhaps it would include a lunar space base similar to the one she helped design!
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ISBN 13 9781906367954
ISBN 10 1906367957
Title Moons
Author Anna Gammon-Ross
Series Royal Observatory Greenwich Illuminates
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher National Maritime Museum
Year published 2022-08-04
Number of pages 128
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