Selfies from Space

B. Orr Tamra

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Satellites may exist out in space, but they let us study Earth from the outside looking in. From climate change to natural disasters and more, find out how scientists are using satellites to tackle some of our world's most challenging problems.

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 01 juin 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781398218208
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Selfies from Space
How Satellites Help Science on Earth
Tamra B. Orr
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Contents
Chapter One KEEPING TABS: EYES IN SPACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter two SATELLITES TO THE RESCUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter Three COMMUNICATION TODAY AND TOMORROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter Four SPIES IN THE SKIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter Five KEEPING SATELLITES WORKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
FIND OUT MORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32