Daydreaming in the Solar System: Surfing Saturn's Rings, Golfing on the Moon, and Other Adventures in Space Exploration

by John E. Moores and Jesse Rogerson

A thrilling journey through the solar system that merges imagination with hard science.

Imagine traveling to the far reaches of the solar system, pausing for close-up encounters with distant planets, moons, asteroids, and comets, accompanied by a congenial guide to the science behind what you see. What, for instance, would it be like to fly in Titan's hazy atmosphere? To walk across the surface of Mercury? To feel the rumble of a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262049295
• ISBN13: 9780262049290
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"