Vision and voyages for planetary science in the decade 2013-2022
Date: 26 Jan 2012, 20:30
Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022Nati onal Ac ade mies Press | December 29, 2011 | ISBN-10: 0309209544 | 400 pages | PDF | 13.9 MBIn recent years, planetary science has seen a tremendous growth in new knowledge. Deposits of water ice exist at the Moon's poles. Discoveries on the surface of Mars point to an early warm wet climate, and perhaps conditions under which life could have emerged. Liquid methane rain falls on Saturn's moon Titan, creating rivers, lakes, and geologic landscapes with uncanny resemblances to Earth's.