{"product_id":"the-comet-the-journey-of-rosetta-hardcover","title":"The Comet: The Journey of Rosetta - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean-Pierre Bibring\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eHanss Zischler\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gorgeously printed portrait of a comet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2004, following more than ten years of research, the European Space Agency decided to send the Rosetta probe to study the 67P comet Churyumov Gerasimenko, nicknamed \"Tchoury.\" After a ten-year voyage and hundreds of millions of miles crossed through space, the probe entered the comet's orbit and stayed there for 18 months--a first in the history of space conquest. Its lander, Philae, a kind of miniature science laboratory, landed directly on Tchoury's surface to sample matter for analysis. The mission: to find some answers to the questions of the origins of the solar system and the emergence of life on Earth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the important data collected by the Rosetta probe were scores of incredible new photographs of the comet--presented here in an extraordinary book, a sequel of sorts to 2013's \u003ci\u003eThis Is Mars\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Comet\u003c\/i\u003e is structured around the various phases of the probe's journey: leaving Earth, breaching its atmosphere and watching its lights disappear; skirting the Moon and coming close to Mars; and finally losing itself in the starry void of the cosmos and approaching the comet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThanks to highly developed optical technology, each of these encounters yielded captivating images of the various planets in incredibly high definition; their textures and surfaces appear on the paper in vivid detail. In addition to the staggering collection of images, \u003ci\u003eThe Comet\u003c\/i\u003e includes a text by Jean-Pierre Bilbring, an astrophysicist involved with the Rosetta project, reflecting on the objectives of this mission and the accomplishment of such a technological feat for humanity. The result of an interstellar voyage, this book is a photographic dream that transports the reader into space aboard the Rosetta probe.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 10.7 x 10.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769762578720,"sku":"9782365112123","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f524dce7555e0040d24c37b6221ed6ea.webp?v=1780355782","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-comet-the-journey-of-rosetta-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}