Magnificent Mars
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2003
The Free Press (Verlag)
978-0-7432-2601-1 (ISBN)
The Free Press (Verlag)
978-0-7432-2601-1 (ISBN)
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In the biggest, most lavishly elegant book about Mars ever published, the acclaimed author and astronomer behind MAGNIFICENT UNIVERSE takes readers on a spectacular pictorial voyage to the planet that has captured humankind's imagination for thousands of years.
Mars has long offered the prospect of another living world near Earth, a key reason NASA plans to land two spacecraft on the planet just after Christmas. And it is a truly fascinating world - with ancient volcanoes taller than any of our mountains, giant canyons, snowy polar caps and devastating dust storms. Though the very first spacecraft dashed colourful visions of little green men tending canals, more recent spacecraft have painted a picture of a world that long ago may have been similar to Earth, with warm temperatures, water, and possibly life. MAGNIFICENT MARS is visually stunning, it features colour photographs from space observatories such as the Hubble Space Telescope, Pathfinder, Mars Global Surveyor, and more - digitally reprocessed by an expert photographer to look better than NASA's own versions. Here are images and discoveries that have never appeared in any book, including dramatic foldouts, topographic maps of the Martian surface, and details of the recent discoveries of water flows down Martian hillsides and huge quantities of water ice.
Mars has long offered the prospect of another living world near Earth, a key reason NASA plans to land two spacecraft on the planet just after Christmas. And it is a truly fascinating world - with ancient volcanoes taller than any of our mountains, giant canyons, snowy polar caps and devastating dust storms. Though the very first spacecraft dashed colourful visions of little green men tending canals, more recent spacecraft have painted a picture of a world that long ago may have been similar to Earth, with warm temperatures, water, and possibly life. MAGNIFICENT MARS is visually stunning, it features colour photographs from space observatories such as the Hubble Space Telescope, Pathfinder, Mars Global Surveyor, and more - digitally reprocessed by an expert photographer to look better than NASA's own versions. Here are images and discoveries that have never appeared in any book, including dramatic foldouts, topographic maps of the Martian surface, and details of the recent discoveries of water flows down Martian hillsides and huge quantities of water ice.
Ken Croswell is the author of several highly acclaimed books, including Magnificent Universe and See the Stars: Your First Guide to the Night Sky. He earned his Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard University and lives in Berkeley, California.
Contents
Introduction
Mars Through the Centuries
THE FOUR ELEMENTS OF MARS
Earth
Air
Fire
Water
The Moons of Mars
TABLE 1 Planet Data
TABLE 2 Moon Data
TABLE 3 Atmospheres
TABLE 4 The Life of Mars
TABLE 5 NASA Missions to the Planets
Glossary
Further Reading
Illustration Credits
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.12.2003 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 90 full color photos t-o; 6-page foldout; index |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 264 x 349 mm |
| Gewicht | 2029 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7432-2601-1 / 0743226011 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7432-2601-1 / 9780743226011 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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