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9780756607654

Mars

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  • ISBN13:

    9780756607654

  • ISBN10:

    0756607655

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-09-06
  • Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.
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Summary

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. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Mars of the ancients
6(2)
Astronomers focus on Mars
8(2)
Mars and popular culture
10(2)
On the eve of the Space Age
12(2)
The Red Planet revealed
14(2)
Mars in the Solar System
16(2)
Mariner 9: first to orbit Mars
18(2)
The first successful landings
20(2)
Three ages of Mars
22(2)
Martian atmosphere
24(2)
The moons of Mars
26(2)
Mars Pathfinder
28(2)
Mapping Mars
30(2)
Martian highs and lows
32(2)
Polar ice caps
34(2)
Canyons on Mars
36(2)
Craters on Mars
38(2)
Volcanoes on Mars
40(2)
Dunes on Mars
42(2)
Rivers on Mars
44(2)
Water on Mars
46(2)
Meteorites from Mars
48(2)
Is there life on Mars?
50(2)
Mars rovers and Martian rocks
52(2)
Unsuccessful missions
54(2)
Europe's Mars Express
56(2)
Martian mysteries
58(2)
Future exploration
60(2)
Colonizing Mars
62(2)
Did you know?
64(2)
Timeline 66(2)
Find out more 68(2)
Glossary 70(2)
Index/Acknowledgments 72

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