Venus Revealed: A New Look Below the Clouds of Our Mysterious Twin Planet (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780201328394)

Until very recently, all we really knew about Venus, our nearest planetary neighbor, was that it was roughly the same size and mass as the earth and was surrounded by a thick atmosphere. Then, in 1989, American scientists launched Magellan--the spacecraft that would revolutionize our vision of this mysterious planet. Venus Revealed is the first book to explain the breathtaking results of this mission, which unveiled a Venusian world of active volcanoes, shining mountains, and river valleys carved by torrents of flowing lava. At one time, Venus may have even had a wet, temperate climate, much like Earth's. What happened to turn it into a hostile, burning acid world? The answer could very well help us solve some of our most pressing environmental problems--from global warming to acid rain. In Venus Revealed, David Grinspoon eloquently argues that studying our exotic twin will inevitable teach us more about ourselves.

Author: David Harry Grinspoon
ISBN-10: 0201328399
ISBN-13: 9780201328394
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 04/10/1998
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.02w x 1.05d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/1999 pg. 677