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A review by lauren_endnotes
Vacation Guide to the Solar System: Science for the Savvy Space Traveler! by Jana Grcevich, Olivia Koski
4.0
Such a fun and creative concept: the Intergalactic Travel Bureau's promotions for trips within our solar system. Using this framing device, Olivia Koski created this thoroughly scientific (yet completely accessible) way to learn about our nearest plantery neighbors and the space between us and them.
Are you a thrill-seeker? a daredevil? Mercury or Mars may be best for you:
Sail the methane seas, repel the Martian canyons, sky dive in Neptune...
Maybe you need a more contemplative and restorative trip? (with the realization that it will take a long time to get there, and you likely won't be able to return...) consider the outer gas giants... or one of their moons, Saturn may be the right fit, or Jupiter's Ganymede moon.
Each planet, and many of the satellites around the planets, get detailed descriptions of what the geology, the atmosphere, and the activities one could do there (with a fully protective suit, of course).
It's just enough suspension of belief and creativity to feel sci-fi/speculative. Koski collaborates with Steven Thomas for great illustration, this retro travel poster style then combining with the latest astrophysics to make all of this seem somewhat plausible. Love the dedication to the concept, and totally worth the read.
Are you a thrill-seeker? a daredevil? Mercury or Mars may be best for you:
Sail the methane seas, repel the Martian canyons, sky dive in Neptune...
Maybe you need a more contemplative and restorative trip? (with the realization that it will take a long time to get there, and you likely won't be able to return...) consider the outer gas giants... or one of their moons, Saturn may be the right fit, or Jupiter's Ganymede moon.
Each planet, and many of the satellites around the planets, get detailed descriptions of what the geology, the atmosphere, and the activities one could do there (with a fully protective suit, of course).
It's just enough suspension of belief and creativity to feel sci-fi/speculative. Koski collaborates with Steven Thomas for great illustration, this retro travel poster style then combining with the latest astrophysics to make all of this seem somewhat plausible. Love the dedication to the concept, and totally worth the read.