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DK Science: Interplanetary Missions

ORBITING VENUSLANDING ON EROSDESTINATION SATURN AND TITANMARS EXPLORATIONFIND OUT MOREScientists launch interplanetary missions to study the planets, asteroids, and comets close up. Mariner 2…

Weather: In the Clouds

In the CloudsWeatherPartly to Mostly CloudyMoisture and HumidityIn the CloudsTen Major Cloud TypesForecasting by Clouds Hopefully, all this talk about humidity hasn't put you in a fog—but that's the…

Kuril Islands

(Encyclopedia) Kuril IslandsKuril Islandsky&oobreve;rˈēl, k&oobreve;rēlˈ [key] or KurilesKurilesky&oobreve;rˈēlz, ky&oobreve;rēlzˈ [key], Jap. Chishima-Retto, Rus. Kurilskiye Ostrova…

Katmai National Park and Preserve

(Encyclopedia) Katmai National Park and PreserveKatmai National Park and Preservekătˈmī [key], at the northern end of the Alaska Peninsula on Shelikof Strait, S Alaska, comprising Katmai National…

DK Science: Energy Sources

ENERGY FROM THE SUNINSIDE A NUCLEAR POWER STATIONRENEWABLE ENERGYGEOTHERMAL ENERGYFIND OUT MOREEverything we do takes energy, which we get from many different sources. Most of the energy on Earth…

Honshu

(Encyclopedia) Honshu Honshu hōnˈsh&oomacr; [key], island , c.89,000 sq mi (230,510 sq km), central Japan. It is c…

A Human Mission to Mars? Not Yet

Water on Mars The scientific community was intrigued by the startling announcement in June 2000 that some high-resolution images of Mars taken by the Mars Global Surveyor showed strong evidence of…

Herzog, Werner

(Encyclopedia) Herzog, Werner, 1942–, German director, screenwriter, and producer; originally named Werner Stipetic. A leading contemporary German filmmaker, Herzog is known for his vivid and poetic…