Pluto and Charon: Ice Worlds on the Ragged Edge of the Solar System
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
The exploration of Pluto and its moon, Charon, is a tale of perseverance and ingenuity on the part of the planetary scientists who have been lured by the fascination of these far-flung miniature worlds. In their book, Stern and Mitton turn that story into an entertaining adventure, starting with the discovery of Pluto in 1930. In a highly accessible narrative, they bring to life the many Pluto researchers (Plutophiles), who with skill and resourcefulness have pieced together over several decades an amazin