Critical Reaction
editEldest was received poorly by several critics, mainly due to its length and similarities to Lord of the Rings, Dragonriders of Pern, and Star Wars. School Library Journal noted that Eldest lacked originality, but would still find reception among fans. It also acknowledged that Eldest is heavily inspired by Tolkien (Lord of the Rings), Anne McCaffrey (Dragonriders of Pern), and George Lucas (Star Wars).[1] BookBrowse also criticized Eldest, but said, as School Library Journal noted, that nothing the reviewers can say will stop some children from reading the book.[2] Entertainment Weekly rated Eldest as one of the worst five books of 2005, calling it a "700-page drag."[3] The Boston Globe gave a negative review for Eldest, criticizing the very low points and for "drama that rises to a wet pop."[4] The Christian Science Monitor gave Eldest a C+ grade. Similar to other reviews, it criticized the long plot and its similarities to Lord of the Rings and Dragonriders of Pern, as well as the lack of humor. The review commented that Roran, one of the more minor characters, had the best part of the book.[5] SFSignal also gave Eldest a poor review, giving it one out of five stars. The main reason of this was for its dull pace. The review did say, like The Christian Science Monitor, that Roran's tale was much more interesting than the main one.[6]
There were also some more positive reviews of Eldest. Bookmarks Magazine saw Eldest's similarity to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern, but praised Eldest for displaying more emotional depth than Eragon.[7] Publisher's Weekly also gave a positive review for Eldest, praising the revelations in the final pages.[8] Barnes and Noble gave a very positive review for Eldest, in particular for its style, characters and themes such as friendship, forgiveness, responsibility, and honor.[9] Eldest also won the 2006 Quill Award in Young Adult Literature.[10][11]
- ^ "School Library Journal review". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ "BookBrowse review of Eldest". BookBrowse. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ "Books: The 5 Worst". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ "The Boston Globe review". BookBrowse. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ "Book Roundup". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ "Review: Eldest". SFSignal. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ "Bookmarks Magazine review". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ "Publisher's Weekly review". BookBrowse. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ "Barnes and Noble review". BookBrowse. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ "The Quill Book Awards". Borders. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ "Eldest wins a 2006 Quill Book Award". Alagaesia.com. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
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Swift crater' is a crater on Mars's moon Deimos. It is about three kilometers across. "Chapter 14: The Hurtling Moons of Mars". The University of Arizona. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
References
editAtmosphere of Triton
editThe atmosphere of Triton extends 800 kilometers above Triton's surface.[1] The atmosphere mainly is composed of nitrogen, similar to Titan's atmosphere and Earth's atmosphere.[2] The surface pressure is only 14 microbars, which is 1/70,000th of the surface pressure on Earth.[3]
Major Components
editNitrogen is the main gas in Triton's atmosphere. Methane is also present.
Structure
editTriton's atmosphere has a thermosphere, an ionosphere, and an exosphere.[4] The thermosphere . The ionosphere . The exosphere has a temperature of 95 Kelvin.
Nitrogen ice particles form clouds a few kilometers above the surface of Triton.[5]
Observations and exploration
editBefore Voyager 2
editBefore Voyager 2 arrived, a nitrogen and methane atmosphere with a density as much as 30% that of the Earth had been speculated. Similar to the overestimates of the atmospheric density of Mars, this was found to be completely false, but like on Mars, a denser early atmosphere is postulated.[6]
Voyager 2
editFive hours following closest approach to Neptune, Voyager 2 approached Triton, on its last flyby of the mission.
Later Observations
editIn the 1990s, different observations from Earth were made of the limb of Triton using the occultation of stars by Triton. These observations indicated the presence of a denser atmosphere than was thought from Voyager 2 data.[7]
See Also
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Atmospheres in boldface are significant atmospheres; atmospheres in italics are unconfirmed atmospheres. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Triton". Voyager. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Neptune: Moons: Triton". Solar System Exploration. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Triton". Voyager. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ Lellouch, E.; Blanc, M.; Oukbir J.; and Longaretti, P.-Y. (1992). "A model of Triton's atmosphere and ionosphere". Advances in Space Research. 12: pp. 113-121. doi:10.1016/0273-1177(92)90427-Y.
{{cite journal}}:|pages=has extra text (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Triton". Voyager. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ Lunine, J. I.; and Nolan, Michael C. (1992). "A massive early atmosphere on Triton". Icarus. 100: pp. 221–234. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(92)90031-2.
{{cite journal}}:|pages=has extra text (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Savage, D.; Weaver, D.; and Halber, D. "Hubble Space Telescope Helps Find Evidence that Neptune's Largest Moon Is Warming Up". Hubblesite. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
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