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Planetary landers and entry probes / / Andrew J. Ball [and others] [[electronic resource]]
| Planetary landers and entry probes / / Andrew J. Ball [and others] [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Ball Andrew J (Andrew Jonathan), <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 340 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 629.046 |
| Soggetto topico |
Roving vehicles (Astronautics)
Space probes Space vehicles - Design and construction Space vehicles - Control systems Planets - Exploration |
| ISBN |
1-107-15946-6
1-280-90937-4 9786610909377 0-511-28615-5 0-511-28541-8 0-511-28381-4 0-511-32084-1 0-511-53605-4 0-511-28461-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Engineering Issues Specific to Entry Probes, Landers or Penetrators: 1. Mission goals and system engineering; 2. Accomodation, launch, cruise and arrival from orbit or interplanetary trajectory; 3. Entering atmospheres; 4. Descent through an atmosphere; 5. Descent to an airless body; 6. Planetary balloons, aircraft, submarines and cryobots; 7. Arrival at a surface; 8. Thermal control of landers and entry probes; 9. Power systems; 10. Communication and tracking of entry probes; 11. Radiation environment; 12. Surface activities: arms, drills, moles and mobility; 13. Structures; 14. Contamination of spacecraft and planets; Part II. Previous Atmosphere/Surface Vehicles and Their Payloads: 15. Destructive impact probes; 16. Atmospheric entry probes; 17. Pod landers; 18. Legged landers; 19. Payload delivery penetrators; 20. Small body surface missions; Part III. 'Case Studies': 21. Surveyor landers; 22. Galileo probe; 23. Huygens; 24. Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner; 25. Deep Space 2 Mars microprobes; 26. Rosetta lander Philae; 27. Mars exploration rovers: Spirit and Opportunity; Appendix: Some key parameters for bodies in the Solar System; List of acronyms; Bibliography; References; Index. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Planetary Landers & Entry Probes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457165403321 |
Ball Andrew J (Andrew Jonathan), <1972->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Planetary landers and entry probes / / Andrew J. Ball [and others] [[electronic resource]]
| Planetary landers and entry probes / / Andrew J. Ball [and others] [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Ball Andrew J (Andrew Jonathan), <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 340 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 629.046 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BallAndrew J |
| Soggetto topico |
Roving vehicles (Astronautics)
Space probes Space vehicles - Design and construction Space vehicles - Control systems Planets - Exploration |
| ISBN |
1-107-15946-6
1-280-90937-4 9786610909377 0-511-28615-5 0-511-28541-8 0-511-28381-4 0-511-32084-1 0-511-53605-4 0-511-28461-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Engineering Issues Specific to Entry Probes, Landers or Penetrators: 1. Mission goals and system engineering; 2. Accomodation, launch, cruise and arrival from orbit or interplanetary trajectory; 3. Entering atmospheres; 4. Descent through an atmosphere; 5. Descent to an airless body; 6. Planetary balloons, aircraft, submarines and cryobots; 7. Arrival at a surface; 8. Thermal control of landers and entry probes; 9. Power systems; 10. Communication and tracking of entry probes; 11. Radiation environment; 12. Surface activities: arms, drills, moles and mobility; 13. Structures; 14. Contamination of spacecraft and planets; Part II. Previous Atmosphere/Surface Vehicles and Their Payloads: 15. Destructive impact probes; 16. Atmospheric entry probes; 17. Pod landers; 18. Legged landers; 19. Payload delivery penetrators; 20. Small body surface missions; Part III. 'Case Studies': 21. Surveyor landers; 22. Galileo probe; 23. Huygens; 24. Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner; 25. Deep Space 2 Mars microprobes; 26. Rosetta lander Philae; 27. Mars exploration rovers: Spirit and Opportunity; Appendix: Some key parameters for bodies in the Solar System; List of acronyms; Bibliography; References; Index. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Planetary Landers & Entry Probes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784699803321 |
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Ball Andrew J (Andrew Jonathan), <1972->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Planetary landers and entry probes / / Andrew J. Ball [and others] [[electronic resource]]
| Planetary landers and entry probes / / Andrew J. Ball [and others] [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Ball Andrew J (Andrew Jonathan), <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 340 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 629.046 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BallAndrew J |
| Soggetto topico |
Roving vehicles (Astronautics)
Space probes Space vehicles - Design and construction Space vehicles - Control systems Planets - Exploration |
| ISBN |
1-107-15946-6
1-280-90937-4 9786610909377 0-511-28615-5 0-511-28541-8 0-511-28381-4 0-511-32084-1 0-511-53605-4 0-511-28461-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Engineering Issues Specific to Entry Probes, Landers or Penetrators: 1. Mission goals and system engineering; 2. Accomodation, launch, cruise and arrival from orbit or interplanetary trajectory; 3. Entering atmospheres; 4. Descent through an atmosphere; 5. Descent to an airless body; 6. Planetary balloons, aircraft, submarines and cryobots; 7. Arrival at a surface; 8. Thermal control of landers and entry probes; 9. Power systems; 10. Communication and tracking of entry probes; 11. Radiation environment; 12. Surface activities: arms, drills, moles and mobility; 13. Structures; 14. Contamination of spacecraft and planets; Part II. Previous Atmosphere/Surface Vehicles and Their Payloads: 15. Destructive impact probes; 16. Atmospheric entry probes; 17. Pod landers; 18. Legged landers; 19. Payload delivery penetrators; 20. Small body surface missions; Part III. 'Case Studies': 21. Surveyor landers; 22. Galileo probe; 23. Huygens; 24. Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner; 25. Deep Space 2 Mars microprobes; 26. Rosetta lander Philae; 27. Mars exploration rovers: Spirit and Opportunity; Appendix: Some key parameters for bodies in the Solar System; List of acronyms; Bibliography; References; Index. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Planetary Landers & Entry Probes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810803403321 |
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Ball Andrew J (Andrew Jonathan), <1972->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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