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Drifting on Alien Winds: Exploring the Skies and Weather of Other Worlds [Repost]

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Drifting on Alien Winds: Exploring the Skies and Weather of Other Worlds [Repost]

Drifting on Alien Winds: Exploring the Skies and Weather of Other Worlds by Michael Carroll
English | Feb. 1, 2011 | ISBN: 1441969160 | 253 Pages | True PDF | 28.3 MB

Ever since the Montgolfier's hot air balloon carried a chicken, a goat, and a duck into the Parisian skies, scientists have dreamed of contraptions to explore the atmosphere. With the advent of the space age, new airborne inventions were needed. From the Soviet Venus balloons to the advanced studies of blimps and airplanes for the atmospheres of Mars and Titan, Drifting on Alien Winds surveys the many creative and often wacky ideas for exploring alien skies. Through historical photographs and stunning original paintings by the author, readers also explore the weather on planets and moons, from the simmering acid-laden winds of Venus to liquid methane-soaked skies of Titan.