Voyager 1 and 2, Atlas of Six Saturnian Satellites, NASA SP-474
Bridges, Patricia M., and Inge, Jay L. (Airbrush C Washington, DC: Scientific and Technical Information Branch, National Aeronautics and... 1984. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. vii, [1], 175, [3] p. : ill. (some col. ) 36 cm. References. Index. Includes associate authors: Ella M. Lee, Kevin F. Mullins, and Brian A. Skiff. Nomenclature was provided by Harold Masursky and Mary E. Strobell. This is a finely produced Atlas of the Satellites of Saturn Atlas from the Voyager 1 and 2 Missions. Contains numerous b/w, and color photographic plates of Saturn's moons, feature nomenclature, and Gazeteer of Saturnian Satellites, index of Voyager pictures, history of missions, image processing, mapping, etc. Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977. Part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System, Voyager 1 launched 16 days after its twin, Voyager 2. Having operated for 38 years, 3 months and 25 days, the spacecraft still communicates with the Deep Space Network to receive routine commands and return data. At a distance of 133 AU (1.99×1010 km) as of autumn 2015, it is the farthest spacecraft from Earth and the only one in interstellar space. Condition: Very good. No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling.
Keywords: Mimas, Enecladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Iapetus, NASA, SP-474, Image Processing, Mapping, Voyager Mission, Nomenclature
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