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Eyewitness Mars

Author: Stuart Murray; Edward S Barnard
Publisher: London ; New York : DK Pub., ©2004.
Series: Eyewitness books
Edition/Format: Book : Primary school : English
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A look at the Red Planet, its composition and exploration. Discusses the history, movement, geology, atmosphere, moons, and exploration of Mars. Learn all about Earth's closest neighbor in this unprecedented guide to the red planet. Including up-to-the-minute data from NASA's ongoing explorations, this amazing resource tells the whole story, from Mars' mystical significance in early cultures to the ambitious future p Read more...

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Material Type: Primary school
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Stuart Murray; Edward S Barnard
ISBN: 0756607655 9780756607654 0756607663 9780756607661
OCLC Number: 56513696
Notes: Includes index.
Description: 69 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Contents: Mars of the ancients -- Astronomers focus on Mars -- Mars and popular culture -- On the eve of the space age -- Red planet revealed -- Mars in the solar system -- Mariner 9: first to orbit Mars -- First successful landings -- Three ages of Mars -- Martian atmosphere -- Moons of Mars -- Mars pathfinder -- Mapping Mars -- Martian highs and lows -- Polar ice caps -- Canyons on Mars -- Craters on Mars -- Volcanoes on Mars -- Dunes on Mars -- Rivers on Mars -- Water on Mars -- Meteorites from Mars -- Is there life on Mars? -- Mars rovers and martian rocks -- Unsuccessful missions -- Europe's Mars express -- Martian mysteries -- Future exploration -- Colonizing Mars -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index/Acknowledgments.
Series Title: Eyewitness books
Other Titles: Mars
Responsibility: written by Stuart Murray ; editor, Edward S. Barnard.

Abstract:

A look at the Red Planet, its composition and exploration. Discusses the history, movement, geology, atmosphere, moons, and exploration of Mars. Learn all about Earth's closest neighbor in this unprecedented guide to the red planet. Including up-to-the-minute data from NASA's ongoing explorations, this amazing resource tells the whole story, from Mars' mystical significance in early cultures to the ambitious future plans for manned-flight explorations. Be an eyewitness as we discover the Red Planet, from the star-gazing ancient astronomers to the amazing robotic rovers of today. Discover Mars' moons, volcanoes, canyons, craters, plains, and atmosphere. Find out about the search for water on Mars. Was the planet wet? If so, when? See close-up photos of Mars, as well as geographical and topographical maps.

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