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Jul 16, 2024 · Steven Weldon Squyres (born January 9, 1956) is an American geologist and planetary scientist. He was the James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Jul 7, 2024 · Packed with full-color photos, this 80-page book is a thrilling addition to the acclaimed Scientists in the Field series, told through the eyes—and heart—of Steven Squyres, the lead scientist on the mission.
3 days ago · Steven W. Squyres Professor of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Principal investigator for the science payload on the Mars Exploration Rover Project; past radar investigator on the Magellan mission to Venus.
- Venus and Earth share similarities in their masses, sizes, densities, and relative locations in the solar system. Since they were presumably formed...
- Venus orbits the Sun at a mean distance of 108 million km (67 million miles), which is about 0.7 times Earth's distance from the Sun.
- When viewed through a telescope, Venus presents a brilliant yellow-white and a featureless face to the observer. Its obscured appearance results fr...
- Venus's mean radius is 6,051.8 km (3,760.4 miles), or about 95 percent of Earth's at the Equator, while its mass is 4.87 × 1024 kg, or 81.5 percent...
- Venus has the most massive atmosphere of all the terrestrial planets. Its gaseous envelope is composed of more than 96 percent carbon dioxide and 3...
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Jul 2, 2024 · Steven Schwally, 64, is now facing a DWI charge. He appeared in a Suffolk County courtroom in a wheelchair and hospital scrubs on Monday. He was ordered to be held on $1 million bail.