Paper provides some quantitative data on surface regions of celestial bodies (especially earth, moon, and Mars) visible from space near these bodies, and discusses various optical, atmospheric and physiological conditions which influence visibility; question of how much of planetary atmosphere can be seen from altitudes in low and medium satellite range is examined and what details on planet's surface can be perceived and discerned from space with naked eye.


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    Title :

    Seeing planets from space


    Additional title:

    Astronautics Aerospace Eng


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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