Scientific American (September 1975)

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Il numero monografico di Scientific American del Settembre 1975 sul Sistema Solare. In copertina, la Grande Macchia Rossa di Giove, immagine realizzata combinando due immagini televisive monocromatiche riprese dalla navicella americana Pioner 11.
Il numero della rivista è ovviamente gelosamente conservato nei miei scaffali.


The monografic issue of Scientific American, September 1975, on 'The solar system'. The cover image shows the Great Red Spot of Jupiter. The photograph was made by U.S. spacecraft Pioneer 11. It is a composition of two monochromatic television images.

In this issue:

THE SOLAR SYSTEM, by Carl Sagan
Presenting an issue about it after 18 years of the direct exploration of space.
THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM, by A. G. W. Cameron
The sun and the planets condensed out of a thin disk of dust and gas.
THE SUN, by E. N. Parker
The central star of the solar system and its activity are still full of surprises.
MERCURY, by Bruce C. Murray
The innermost planet is like the earth on the inside and the moon on the outside.
VENUS, by Andrew and Louise Young
Its atmosphere traps sunlight to maintain a temperature of 900 degrees Fahrenheit.
THE EARTH, by Raymond Siever
Compared with the other planets, it is marked by restless activity (including life).
THE MOON, by John A. Wood
The earth's dead satellite records events early in the history of the solar system.
MARS, by James B. Pollack
Its extraordinary surface features testify to lively activity at an earlier epoch.
JUPITER, by John H. Wolfe
More massive than all the other planets put together, it is mainly liquid hydrogen.
THE OUTER PLANETS, by Donald M. Hunten
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune somewhat resemble Jupiter. Pluto is a small maverick.
THE SMALLER BODIES OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM, by William K. Hartmann
They range from tiny meteoroids to satellites larger than Mercury.
INTERPLANETARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS, by James A. Van Allen
The "solar wind" interacts intricately with the magnetic fields of the planets.