Orbit: NASA Astronauts Photograph the Earth

Jay Apt,Michael Helfert,Justin Wilkinson

ISBN 10: 0792261860 / ISBN 13: 9780792261865

Published by National Geographic October 2003, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Orbit: NASA Astronauts Photograph the Earth
• Publisher: National Geographic October 2003
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792261860
• ISBN 13: 9780792261865
• Binding: Paper Back
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science & Mathematics

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Synopsis

Collects many of the most visually significant photographs taken during the first forty-one years of orbital space travel, in a volume that reflects the achievements of the space program, the natural wonders of the planet, and the consequences of pollution. Reprint.

Review

This awe-inspiring collection of photographs gives those of us stuck on Earth a glimpse of what our home planet looks like from the window of a space craft... and the big blue marble has never looked more beautiful. All the continents are shown, as well as weather events, the Aurora borealis, and the visible effects of anthropogenic environmental change--deforestation and desertification chief among them. Take a sobering look at our lovely planet and realize how small and fragile it really is.