Michael Carroll: Europa's Lost Expedition

Cover: 9783319431581 | Europa's Lost Expedition | A Scientific Novel | Michael Carroll | Buch

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Beschreibung

This classically styled, chilling murder mystery about an expedition under the ice of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa, backed up by the latest scientific findings on this icy satellite. The science fiction premise explores real possibilities of exploring other bodies in the Solar System, including probing their possible astrobiology. Now that the most recent world war has concluded on Earth, human explorers are returning to exploration, carrying out a full-court press to journey into the alien abyss using tele-operated biorobotics and human-tended submersibles. Nine scientists head out to Jupiter's icy ocean-moon. But at Europa's most remote outpost, one by one, the team members who shared the cruise out begin to die under suspicious circumstances. All was well until humans begin diving into Europa's subsurface ocean. The deaths have all the symptoms of some sort of plague, despite Europa's seemingly sterile environment.
Besides providing thrills, a science section covers the very latest in undersea robotics, discussing the assets future explorers may have available for exploring subsurface oceans on moons including Europa, Enceladus and Titan. The book explores the most recent results in Europa research, from safe radiation levels for human habitation, landing sites, subsurface ocean currents and makeup, possible plate tectonics, geyser activity on the surface, volcanic activity on the ocean floor, and Europa's bizarre exosphere. The book also covers extremophiles and the various possible biomes on-and inside of-Europa.

Über den Autor

Author/artist Michael Carroll has spent decades as a science journalist and even longer as an astronomical artist. He received the AAS Division of Planetary Science's Jonathan Eberhart Award for the best planetary science feature article of 2012. He lectures extensively in concert with his various books, and has done invited talks at science museums, aerospace facilities, and NASA centers. He has written articles and books on topics ranging from space to archeology. His articles and art have appeared in TIME, National Geographic, Scientific American, Smithsonian, Popular Science, Astronomy, Sky and Telescope, Astronomy Now (UK), and a host of children's books and magazines. Among his most recent twenty-some books are Springer's Europa's Lost Expedition and Antarctica: Earth's Own Ice World. One of his paintings is on the surface of Mars-in digital form-aboard the Phoenix lander. In 2006, he receivedthe Lucien Rudaux Award for lifetime achievement in the Astronomical Arts. He is a Fellow and founding member of the International Association of Astronomical Artists.

Zusammenfassung

Intertwines a solar-system murder mystery with the scientific realities of Europa's possible biome to thrill and teach readers

Based on the latest planetology research, covering geology, volcanology, meteorology, marine sciences and chemistry in the Solar System

Contains a non-technical summary of the technology underlying the science of space exploration

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Ice Tomb.- Chapter 2: Cruise.- Chapter 3: Arrival.- Chapter 4: Outside.- Chapter 5: Europa Asylum.- Chapter 6: Dark Curtain.- Chapter 7: Departure.- Chapter 8: Dome in the South.- Chapter 9: Vital Signs.- Chapter 10: Southern Realms.- Chapter 11: Mayday.- Chapter 12: Return.- Chapter 13: Odd Couple.- Chapter 14: Blasts From Those Pasts.- Chapter 15: An Outing.- Chapter 16: Taliesin.- Index.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Physik , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Science and Fiction
Inhalt:	xiv 224 S. 8 s/w Illustr. 2 farbige Illustr. 224 p. 10 illus. 2 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783319431581
ISBN-10:	3319431587
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	978-3-319-43158-1
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Carroll, Michael
Auflage:	1st edition 2017
Hersteller:	Springer Springer International Publishing AG Science and Fiction
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 155 x 13 mm
Von/Mit:	Michael Carroll
Erscheinungsdatum:	05.10.2016
Gewicht:	0,421 kg