ExInEd has a new CD-ROM! This dynamite new CD-ROM lets you enjoy all 10 current titles without making demands on your hard disk space! All of our products ore available from many vendors. Below is a partial listing of vendors as well as a full listing of our current product line. If you have any questions, please contact: ExInEd Space Telescope Science Institute 3700 San Martin Drive Baltimore, MD 21210 email: ExInEd@stsci.edu Order from: The Astronomical Society of the Pacific 390 Ashton Avenue San Francisco California 94112. 415-337-2624 (9-3 Pacific time) NASA CORE Lorain County Joint Vocational School 15181 Route 58 South Oberlin, Ohio 44074. 216-774-1051, ext. 293 CD-ROM: Space Science Library of Electronic PictureBooks $99.00 (Includes all titles listed, plus GIF files) Diskettes: Gems of Hubble, Version 2.0 $19.95 Endeavour Views the Earth plus The World Factbook $39.95 Images of Mars $19.95 Scientific Results from GHRS $ 9.95 Magellan Highlights of Venus $19.95 Volcanic Features of Hawaii and Other Worlds $24.95 The Impact Catastrophe that Ended the Mesozoic Era $ 9.95 The Planetary System $39.95 Apollo 11 at Twenty-Five $19.95 To inquire about discount orders in quantity, contact Bob Ramseth (410-338-4822, fax: 410-338-4211). We can also provide a CD-ROM customized for kiosk touch-screen display that includes any or all Electronic PictureBook titles. Please inquire. Summary of Current Titles Endeavour Views the Earth Many of us dream of "seeing the world," but few of us ever expect to see it as an astronaut does-from space. Now, however, you can realize your dream by accompanying NASA astronaut Dr. Jay Apt on this world tour from an astronaut's perspective. With lively commentary on photographs taken by the crew of the U.S. Space Shuttle fleet's 50th journey into space, Flight Engineer Jay Apt continues a tradition begun with the Apollo astronauts of relaying warmly and intelligently this unique perspective of our home from space. Endeavour Views the Earth contains a total of 40 full-color images of Earth. Captions accompanying the images describe the location in latitude and longitude of the areas being viewed, as well as their importance in geographical, geological, environmental, and social terms. Maps of the various areas highlighted and CIA's The World Factbook are included. (5 diskettes) The World Factbook The World Factbook, produced annually by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), is also available through ExInEd in a quick, easy-to-use, interactive electronic format. A compendium of useful facts about every country in the world, The World Factbook includes background information on the world's people, culture, geography, government, economy, political conditions, and defense forces, as well as information on the United Nations and other international organizations. (Included with Endeavour Views the Earth in a 5-diskette set) Gems of Hubble (version 2.0) Hubble is fixed! Hubble Space Telescope, with its new and expanded capabilities, is capturing a wealth of spectacular and unprecedented color images of distant objects in space that are illuminating age-old questions and engendering a new wave of excitement among NASA researchers. Containing new and updated material, this expanded version of the original Gems of Hubble lets you share in the excitement of these astronomers as you browse through its wonderful collection of pictures taken from Hubble's treasure room. Set off with an overview of Hubble's First Servicing Mission in December 1993, the "gems" include observations of solar system objects, stars and star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. With its simple but powerful navigation features, Gems of Hubble lets you experience astronomical discovery firsthand while you learn about the vast universe we inhabit. (2 diskettes) The Planetary System Highlighting the "most spectacular and productive period of exploration in human history," The Planetary System is one of the most remarkable surveys of our solar system to date. This sensational collection from the golden era of space exploration, chronicled by planetary scientist David Morrison, contains 100 beautiful and informative images of our solar system, including all the planets, their planetary rings and satellites, and asteroids and comets. Thoughtful, easy-to-read captions describe each image and its significance in detail. As with all Electronic PictureBooks, The Planetary System has been crafted in a delightful interactive format that allows the reader to browse at will. A suggested reading list compiled by The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is included. (5 diskettes) Scientific Results from the Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph The Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph (GHRS), a scientific instrument of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) launched into Earth-orbit in April 1990, is making possible notable advances in the ultraviolet spectroscopy of celestial objects. The GHRS science team has collected some of the most significant GHRS scientific results into an informative and exciting presentation of new astronomical discovery. This ExInEd Electronic PictureBook is an effective communication tool for professional researchers, and is of interest to anyone with some knowledge of astronomy or physics, including students, teachers, amateur astronomers, and science writers and editors. (1 diskette) Images of Mars Mars, the object of centuries of intense curiosity and careful scrutiny, is now the subject of an ExInEd Electronic PictureBook authored by The Planetary Society. Images of Mars contains a brief but informative summary of the history of human interest in Mars, as well as full-color images and descriptive captions that describe the planet as revealed by Vikings I and II, one of the most productive research missions in the history of space exploration. As the current international movement to return to Mars grows, students will find this an informative introduction to the planet and its beautiful, but hostile, terrain. (2 diskettes) Magellan Highlights of Venus Magellan, the spacecraft sent to map the surface of our sister planet, Venus, has returned an unprecedented amount of data in a successful effort far beyond NASA's original goals. Magellan Project Scientist Steve Saunders and Deputy Project Scientist Ellen Stofan have captured the best of these results in Magellan Highlights of Venus. Informative image captions describe both the features themselves and the methods scientists have used to analyze them, and include discussions of Venusian impact craters, mountains, tessera terrain, coronae, arachnoids, volcanoes, channels, and dunes. (2 diskettes) The Impact Catastrophe That Ended the Mesozoic Era Theories about `what happened to the dinosaurs' abound as researchers from many fields attempt to hone in on one of the great mysteries of our planet. Artist Bill Hartmann, a renowned planetary scientist in his own right, has captured one of the most plausible and exciting theories in a series of original paintings depicting the impact and resulting catastrophic effect of a 10 km asteroid believed to have hit the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico about 65 million years ago. Now available as an ExInEd Electronic PictureBook, these paintings and their accompanying captions tell the story of the dramatic impact and the climactic changes that may have occurred as a result. The Impact Catastrophe That Ended the Mesozoic Era is an exciting tale and is recommended for all ages. (1 diskette) Volcanic Features of Hawaii and Other Worlds Hawaii hosts mysterious land forms about which few of us know a lot: volcanoes. Planetary scientists, however, are mining these turbulent treasure troves for knowledge about our own planet Earth and other planets in the Solar System. How are they doing this? Some important answers can be found in Volcanic Features of Hawaii and Other Worlds. This ExInEd publication contains 40 exciting images comparing Hawaiian volcanoes and volcanic features with features believed to have a similar origin on the Moon, Mars, Venus, and the jovian moon, Io. Specific topics include volcanic structures, lava flows, eruption types and resultant landforms, rocks, boulder fields, and radar studies. A useful glossary helps with technical terms and difficult or unusual words. (2 diskettes) Apollo 11 at Twenty-Five The ExInEd program honors the 25th annual celebration of the moment when humans first walked on the Moon with the publication of an Electronic PictureBook authored by NASA's History Division. Apollo 11 at Twenty- Five surveys the Apollo program from May 1961, with its announcement by President John F. Kennedy, to December 1972, when the program ended with the flight of Apollo 17. An "insider's" look at the struggles within NASA to accomplish the lunar landing in the period specified by President Kennedy, the Electronic PictureBook recalls the problems encountered along the way and the exhilaration at the program's ultimate success. For those who remember Apollo, the story is a poignant one. For those too young to remember, it is an exciting adventure of discovery. For all, the achievement of Apollo gives us cause to be proud of what we accomplished as a nation and challenges us to look forward to the possibilities of new programs to explore space. (2 diskettes)