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9781575723945

Mars

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  • ISBN13:

    9781575723945

  • ISBN10:

    1575723948

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-10-01
  • Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree
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Summary

These virtual space missions provide close-up information about the position of each planet in the solar system, its path around the Sun, its composition and origin, and its geology. Historical information is given about how the planet was discovered and by whom, as well as details about explorations.

Table of Contents

Where Is Mars?
6(2)
First View
8(1)
Getting Closer
9(1)
What's it Like on the Surface?
10(2)
Volcanoes and Canyons
12(2)
Highlands and Plains
14(2)
The Polar Caps
16(1)
What Is Mars Made Of?
17(1)
How Did Mars Form?
18(2)
Weather and Climate
20(2)
A Typical Day
22(1)
Martian Meteorites
23(1)
Moons of Mars
24(2)
Stories and Myths
26(2)
Early Discoveries
28(2)
Missions to Mars
30(2)
Viking Probes
32(2)
Later Missions
34(2)
Could Humans Live There?
36(1)
Glossary 37(1)
More Books to Read 38(1)
Index 39

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