Destination Mars : new explorations of the Red Planet

Author/Creator:

Pyle, Rod

Publication/Creation:

Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2012

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

Destination Mars : new explorations of the Red Planet / Rod Pyle ; foreword by Robert Manning

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Artificial satellites--Mars (Planet)
Space flight to Mars--Planning
Mars (Planet)--Exploration
Mars (Planet)--Surface

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

The first Martian -- MARS 101 -- In the beginning : a shining red eye -- The end of an empire : Mariner 4 -- Dr. Robert Leighton : the eyes of Mariner 4 -- Continuing travels to dark and scary places : Mariners 6 and 7 -- Dr. Bruce Murray : it's all about the image -- Aeolian Armageddon : Mariner 9 -- Dr. Laurence Soderblom : the eyes of Mariner 9 -- Viking's search for life : where are the microbes? -- Dr. Norman Horowitz : looking for life -- Return to Mars : Mars Global Surveyor -- Robert Brooks : It takes a team, Mars Global Surveyor -- Roving Mars : Sojourner, the pathfinder -- Robert Manning, Mars Pathfinder : bouncing to Mars -- Mars express : on the fast track -- A laugh in the darkness : the great galactic ghoul -- 2001 : a Mars odyssey -- Dr. Jeffrey Plaunt : follow the water -- Twins of Mars : spirit and opportunity -- Dr. Steve Squyres and the Mars Exploration Rovers : dreams of ice and sand -- Mars in HD : Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter -- Dr. Richard Zurek, MRO : I can see clearly now-- -- Twins of Mars : spirit and opportunity, part 2 -- From the ashes, like a phoenix -- Peter Smith : polar explorer -- Mars Science Laboratory : bigger is better -- Dr. Joy Crisp, Mars Science Observatory : dig this -- JPL 2020 : the once and future Mars -- Mars on Earth -- The new Martians -- The road ahead.

Summary:

Drawing on contacts at NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, award-winning science writer and documentary producer Rod Pyle provides an insiders look into the amazing projects now being developed here and abroad to visit the legendary red planet.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

348 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990031106660302486

ISBN:

1616145897 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781616145897 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC Number:

764387210

Barcode:

010002575716
010002575718