{"product_id":"the-comet-the-journey-of-rosetta-9782365112123","title":"The Comet: The Journey of Rosetta","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gorgeously printed portrait of a comet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2004, following more than ten years of research, the European Space Agency decided to send the Rosetta probe to study the 67P comet Churyumov Gerasimenko, nicknamed \"Tchoury.\" After a ten-year voyage and hundreds of millions of miles crossed through space, the probe entered the comet's orbit and stayed there for 18 months--a first in the history of space conquest. Its lander, Philae, a kind of miniature science laboratory, landed directly on Tchoury's surface to sample matter for analysis. The mission: to find some answers to the questions of the origins of the solar system and the emergence of life on Earth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the important data collected by the Rosetta probe were scores of incredible new photographs of the comet--presented here in an extraordinary book, a sequel of sorts to 2013's \u003ci\u003eThis Is Mars\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Comet\u003c\/i\u003e is structured around the various phases of the probe's journey: leaving Earth, breaching its atmosphere and watching its lights disappear; skirting the Moon and coming close to Mars; and finally losing itself in the starry void of the cosmos and approaching the comet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThanks to highly developed optical technology, each of these encounters yielded captivating images of the various planets in incredibly high definition; their textures and surfaces appear on the paper in vivid detail. In addition to the staggering collection of images, \u003ci\u003eThe Comet\u003c\/i\u003e includes a text by Jean-Pierre Bilbring, an astrophysicist involved with the Rosetta project, reflecting on the objectives of this mission and the accomplishment of such a technological feat for humanity. The result of an interstellar voyage, this book is a photographic dream that transports the reader into space aboard the Rosetta probe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Editions Xavier Barral\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782365112123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.70h x 10.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Jean-Pierre Bibring","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36675065938076,"sku":"9782365112123","price":59.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d0879939-f5ac-42c8-835c-7b33b71dc169.jpg?v=1603933262","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-comet-the-journey-of-rosetta-9782365112123","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}