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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)