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Front cover of Physics of the Jovian Magnetosphere edited by A.J. Dressler. Black with white text and white line drawing of Jupiter's magnetosphere in the center. Small text along bottom reads: Cambridge Planetary Science Series 3)

Physics of the Jovian Magnetosphere edited by A.J. Dressler open to pages in the Plasma Waves chapter. Figures on the top half of both pages, text at the bottom.

Physics of the Jovian Magnetosphere edited by A.J. Dressler open to pages in the Phenomenology of Magnetospheric Radio Emission chapter. Figure on upper half of right page showing radio data, rest of both pages is text.

Physics of the Jovian Magnetosphere edited by A.J. Dressler, Cambridge Planetary Science Series 3 (1983)

FUN FACT: At any astro/physics talks (and probably geo too lol), asking "Have you considered the magnetic fields?" is always a valid question. 😆🤓

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Front cover of "The Planet Jupiter" by B.M. Peek. Cover is turquoise with white text (title at top, author across bottom). Black square in the center has fuzzy black and white image of Jupiter.

"The Planet Jupiter" by B.M. Peek open to pages showing text about the temperate belt and zone and the south polar region on the left, and six black and white drawings of Jupiter on the right.

"The Planet Jupiter" by B.M. Peek open to pages on latitudes of the belts. Left page shows a landscape formatted grid consisting of bold horizontal cells showing years and vertical rectangles above each year depicting changes in the latitudes of the four principal belts, 1908 to 1947. Right page is supporting text

Illustrations list for "The Planet Jupiter" by B.M. Peek describing the plates included in book.

The Planet Jupiter by B.M. Peek (1958)

I love books about things that are written before we made leaps and bounds in our studies. Everything we knew in 1958 is from ground based telescopes only!

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Front cover of "The Giant Planet Jupiter" by John H. Rogers. Background image of the planet Jupiter up close with a moon in front of it. Pink title text at top with gray bar underline and under that author name in white text. Black bar along bottom with white text reads: Practical Astronomy Handbooks 6"

First page of "The Giant Planet Jupiter" by John H. Rogers. Black text on off white paper gives an overview of the book.

Open pages of "The Giant Planet Jupiter" by John H. Rogers shwoing images and diagrams of Jupiter along with black text on off white paper.

The Giant Planet Jupiter by John H. Rogers (1995)

And what a giant it is :)

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The planet of the day for Thursday is JUPITER! My personal fav.

Check out these cool books on Jupiter for sale 🌝
(full library sale here: www.asplibraryproject.com)

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Morning Universe!

Screenshot of stargazing app showing a diamond shape made by Jupiter (top), Betelgeuse (right), Sirius (bottom), and Procyon (left). Outline of Gemini (twins) constellation around Jupiter

If it’s clear where you are, go check out Jupiter high in the southeast right now! Lucy might not be in the sky with diamonds but Castor & Pollux sure are 🤩

Haha I wouldn’t put it past them. So cool you’ve visited!!

It did! But it was first MIStranslated as “canals” in English. That’s why above I said canals (not canali) to counter this misconception that is still out there today. 🤓

Bookcase E: Planets & the Solar System — ASP Library Project Bookcase E includes: books on individual bodies in the solar system (sun + planets + minor bodies like comets, asteroids, and meteors).

Lastly, just a reminder you can purchase all these books and more at www.asplibraryproject.com.

Bodies of the solar system specifically are here. 🌝🌍🪐🌞
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Yes, it's not Tuesday anymore but apparently I never hit send on 👆 this yesterday. 😅

And speaking of the day of the week, today is Wednesday as in Mercury (yes they go together), but I'm not at the library today and forgot to take pics yesterday so watch this space for Mercury books next week lol.

The Channels of Mars by Victor R. Baker (1982)

N.B. CHANNELS, NOT CANALS. 😂

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Front cover of MARS and its Satellites: A Detailed Commentary on the Nomenclature, a fully up-to-date reference book on the origin and meaning of Martian surface-feature names by Jürgen Blunck. Red cover with background faint map of Mars and text in white.

Title page of MARS and its Satellites: A Detailed Commentary on the Nomenclature, a fully up-to-date reference book on the origin and meaning of Martian surface-feature names by Jürgen Blunck. Black text on off white paper, circle design of the Greek god Ares seen in profile.

First page of Introduction to MARS and its Satellites: A Detailed Commentary on the Nomenclature, a fully up-to-date reference book on the origin and meaning of Martian surface-feature names by Jürgen Blunck. Black text on off-white paper.

MARS & it's Satellites: A Detailed Commentary on the Nomenclature, A fully up-to-date reference book on the origin and meaning of Martian surface-feature names by Jürgen Blunck (1977, First Ed)

I heart the history and origins of names of and on celestial bodies.

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oooooOOOOOOhhhhh

Front cover of "Return to the Red Planet" by Eric Burgess. Background color is off-white with orange title and author texts. Orange hash marks across the top edge. Center image is a satellite photo of Mars.

Open pages from Return to the Red Planet by Eric Burgess. Left side is white with black text, right side is a schematic of a spaceship and two illustrations of that ship in orbit around Mars (top) and Earth (bottom).

Return to the Red Planet by Eric Burgess (1990, First Edition)

Coffee table sized book - explores Mars in history/philosophy, missions to Mars, what the geology of Mars means, and the possible future of outposts on Mars. 🚀

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Front cover of NASA SP-263: The Mariner 6 and 7 Picture of Mars. Red cloth cover with gilded gold lettering. Circle design is an old version of a NASA logo.

Front cover of NASA SP-441: Viking Orbiter Views of Mars. Green matte boards with white text for title and NASA. Square image of the Martian surface outlined in white.

Front cover of SP-4212: On Mars, Exploration of the Red Planet 1958-1978. Red cover with gilded gold lettering. "ON MARS" in caps and letters are outlined. Remaining title in regular text. Outline drawing of a Mars lander and some scattered Martian rocks.

And speaking of Mars missions...

From the NASA library:
1) The Mariner 6 and 7 Pictures of Mars (SP-263, 1971)
2) Viking Orbiter Views of Mars (SP-441, 1980)
3) On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet 1958-1978 (SP-4212, 1984)

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pssssst @tanyaofmars.bsky.social 😉

Front cover for MARS - The NASA Mission Reports. Red/Orange outline with center black rectangle showing photos of the two sides of Mars and line drawings of the planet in the background. Yellow "star" advertises that book comes with a CD-ROM of videos.

Back cover for MARS - The NASA Mission Reports. Red/Orange outline around black rectangle with white text. Bottom half has a yellow rectangle with red and black text listing the contents of a CD-ROM and a NASA meatball logo.

Back page of MARS - The NASA Mission Reports book showing a CD-ROM in a plastic sleeve affixed to the back cover. Left caucasian hand holding book open with a silver circle ring on the ring finger and bright colorful nail polish with star designs.

Mars: The NASA Mission Reports, compiled from the archives and edited by Robert Godwin (2000)

Covers Mariner, Viking, Mars Observer, Mars Pathfinder, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Climate Orbiter, & Mars Polar Lander.
BONUS: CD-ROM with nearly 2 hours of MPG video!!! 🤣

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Book cover for The Martian Surface: Composition, Mineralogy, and Physical Properties edited by Jim Bell. Top third is a teal blue color and bottom two thirds is a false color image of the Martian Surface.

Page from The Martian Surface: Composition, Mineralogy, and Physical Properties edited by Jim Bell. black text on white paper. Title of chapter is "The sedimentary rock cycle of Mars"

Dedication page from The Martian Surface: Composition, Mineralogy, and Physical Properties edited by Jim Bell. black text on white paper.

Back of dedication page from The Martian Surface: Composition, Mineralogy, and Physical Properties edited by Jim Bell. Grid of black and white photos of the departed scientists the book is dedicated two. They are all white men, le sigh.

The Martian Surface: Composition, Mineralogy, and Physical Properties, edited by Jim Bell (2008).

Academic text from the Cambridge Planetary Science series and a sturdy one at that. BONUS: peep the lovely dedication...

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I just got my tix for SF! 📚💙🧪🔭⚛️

Excited to see and hear you @chanda.blacksky.app 🤩

absolutely!

N.B. Mars can't help that "he who shall not be named" is obsessed with it. So don't hold it against the red planet. 😉

Book cover of the Proceedings of the Founding Convention of the Mars Society, Part I, edited by Robert M Zubrin and Maggie Zubrin. Top half of cover is orange with black text, bottom half is an illustration of a habitat on the surface of mars with mountains and another habitat in the distance. Next to the text in the upper right is the shield or logo design for the Mars Society.

Book cover of the Proceedings of the Founding Convention of the Mars Society, Part II, edited by Robert M Zubrin and Maggie Zubrin. Top half of cover is orange with black text, bottom half is an illustration of a habitat on the surface of mars with mountains and another habitat in the distance. Next to the text in the upper right is the shield or logo design for the Mars Society.

Book cover of the Proceedings of the Founding Convention of the Mars Society, Part III, edited by Robert M Zubrin and Maggie Zubrin. Top half of cover is orange with black text, bottom half is an illustration of a habitat on the surface of mars with mountains and another habitat in the distance. Next to the text in the upper right is the shield or logo design for the Mars Society.

Stack of books of the Proceedings of the Founding Convention of the Mars Society, edited by Robert M Zubrin and Maggie Zubrin. Bottom to Top: Part I, Part II, Part III. Spines are pink with black text.

Let's start with the Founding Convention of the Mars Society edited by Robert & Maggie Zubrin (1999)

It's a 3 volume set of proceedings from the convention held August 13-16, 1998 in Boulder, Colorado. Special deal for the whole set...

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Next up: Tuesday aka MARS-DAY!

Check out these cool books on Mars for sale 🌝
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Photo of a cuneiform tablet fragment shaped like an irregular diamond preserving about 20 lines of broken text

"Why is not one, at his god,
speaking justice;
being a supporter of truth;
(but) is settled just like a wicked person?"

In this ancient Babylonian dialogue, this is the friend's answer to why he feels gloomy. He answers with a question. Why, he asks, is not even a single person being good?

CORRECTION: solar system bodies, not planets. I promise I really am an astronomer! 😂

I blame Mondays...

Morning Universe!

Haha totally fair. I was undercaffeinated yesterday. I meant solar system bodies but I had a character limit. 🤪

@adrian.pw Hi friend! I miss nerding out with you!

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

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