Fred Taylor is Halley Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford. He is a senior figure in the planetary science community, and has been involved in NASA and ESA missions to study Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. He is also a prolific author - in addition to his Mars book, he has written The Cambridge Photographic Guide to the Planets (2001) and the textbooks Elementary Climate Physics (2005) and Planetary Atmospheres (2010), and he has co-authored five other books. His lead roles in the Pioneer Venus and Venus Express missions give him a unique and authoritative perspective of this area. He is the recipient of numerous awards including thirteen NASA Achievement Awards; The Bates Medal of the European Geophysical Society, for Excellence in the Planetary Sciences; and The Arthur C. Clarke Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Part I. Views of Venus, from the Beginning to the Present Day: 1. The dawn of Venus exploration 2. Mariner and Venera 3. Pioneer Venus and Vega: orbiters, balloons and multi-probes 4. Images of the surface 5. The forgotten world 6. Earth-based astronomy delivers a breakthrough 7. Can't stop now 8. Europe and Japan join in: Venus Express and Akatsuki Part II. The Motivation to Continue the Quest: 9. Origin and evolution: the solid planet 10. Atmosphere and ocean 11. A volcanic world 12. The mysterious clouds 13. Superwinds and polar vortices 14. The climate on Venus, past, present and future 15. Could there be life on Venus? Part III. Plans and Visions for the Future: 16. Solar system exploration 17. Coming soon to a planet near you: planned Venus missions 18. Towards the horizon: advanced technology 19. Beyond the horizon: human expeditions Epilogue Appendix A. Chronology of space missions to Venus Appendix B. Data about Venus.
Part I. Views of Venus, from the Beginning to the Present Day: 1. The dawn of Venus exploration 2. Mariner and Venera 3. Pioneer Venus and Vega: orbiters, balloons and multi-probes 4. Images of the surface 5. The forgotten world 6. Earth-based astronomy delivers a breakthrough 7. Can't stop now 8. Europe and Japan join in: Venus Express and Akatsuki Part II. The Motivation to Continue the Quest: 9. Origin and evolution: the solid planet 10. Atmosphere and ocean 11. A volcanic world 12. The mysterious clouds 13. Superwinds and polar vortices 14. The climate on Venus, past, present and future 15. Could there be life on Venus? Part III. Plans and Visions for the Future: 16. Solar system exploration 17. Coming soon to a planet near you: planned Venus missions 18. Towards the horizon: advanced technology 19. Beyond the horizon: human expeditions Epilogue Appendix A. Chronology of space missions to Venus Appendix B. Data about Venus.
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