Mars
The Story of the Red Planet
Published in September 1992
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-0-412-44140-0 (ISBN)
Description
Using many colour illustrations and Viking images not previously available to the general public, the author deals separately with different regions of Mars - such as the ancient cratered highlands, the volcanic plains and the polar regions. He then demonstrates how the development of each is part of a gradual evolutionary process that included an early bombardment of the ancient crust, subsequent development of rivers and streams (even shallow oceans), widespread volcanism, periglacial activity, and Martian winds. The book concludes with a summary of the planet's geological development as scientists now believe it to have occurred.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
College/higher education
Illustrations
colour illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 219 mm
Weight
1260 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-44140-0 (9780412441400)
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Content
Mars in the solar system; spacecraft exploration of the red planet; the present face of Mars; the atmosphere of Mars; the interior of Mars; the ancient cratered terrain; the central volcanoes of Mars; the plains of Mars; the equatorial canyons; Martian channels and chaotic terrain; the polar regions, wind and volatile activity; the geological history of Mars; the next steps. Appendices: Astronomical data; Phobos and Deimos; chart showing model chronologies for Mars; stratigraphy of Martian geological features and units; books and publications about Mars.