Mars
Published on 14. September 2020
224 pages
978-1-78914-259-4 (ISBN)
Description
Mars is a small world with a big reputation. This mysterious planet - with volcanoes that dwarf Mount Everest, a canyon system that would stretch fully across the USA and curious landscapes that may support life - has fascinated us for centuries.
In the most up-to-date account available of the elusive 'Red Planet', Stephen James O'Meara follows our longstanding love affair with this bewildering world, from the musings of humanity's first stargazers, to the imaginings of science-fiction writers and film-makers, to the latest images and discoveries from orbiting spacecraft and robotic rovers. The book also reviews plans for piloted missions to Mars, and what it will take for those missions to succeed.
In the most up-to-date account available of the elusive 'Red Planet', Stephen James O'Meara follows our longstanding love affair with this bewildering world, from the musings of humanity's first stargazers, to the imaginings of science-fiction writers and film-makers, to the latest images and discoveries from orbiting spacecraft and robotic rovers. The book also reviews plans for piloted missions to Mars, and what it will take for those missions to succeed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
22,03 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78914-259-4 (9781789142594)
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Stephen James O'Meara is an award-winning astronomer and author/co-author of more than a dozen books, including the third edition of Oxford's
A Dictionary of Space Exploration (2018). He is a columnist and editor for Astronomy magazine, and former associate editor of GeminiFocus and Sky & Telescope magazines. Asteroid 3637 is named O'Meara in his honour.
A Dictionary of Space Exploration (2018). He is a columnist and editor for Astronomy magazine, and former associate editor of GeminiFocus and Sky & Telescope magazines. Asteroid 3637 is named O'Meara in his honour.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- 1. Communion with Mars
- 2. The 'Miniature of Our Earth'
- 3. Romancing Mars
- 4. The First Emissaries to Mars
- 5. Lifting the Curse at Mars
- 6. Scouting Out Humanity's Next Home
- 7. Mars: Our Home Away from Home?
- 8. The Lilliputian Moons of Mars
- 9. Observing Mars
- Appendix I: Mars Oppositions, 2020-35
- Appendix II: Mars Fact Sheet
- Appendix III: Mars Missions
- References
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Photo Acknowledgements
- Index
