Mars

Mars is a small world with a big reputation. This mysterious, singular planet--with volcanoes that dwarf Mount Everest, a canyon system that would stretch fully across the United States, and curious landscapes that perhaps once harbored water--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 unique celestial body, from the musings of humanity's first stargazers to the imaginings of science-fiction writers, radio broadcasters, and filmmakers, to the latest images and discoveries from the Curiosity rover. The book also reviews plans for piloted missions to Mars--and what it will take for those missions to succeed.

About the author

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.

Summary

The most up-to-date account available of Mars, a small world with a big reputation.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen James O’Meara, Stephen James Omeara, Stephen James O'Meara, Stephen James O''meara, O'Meara Stephen James
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2020
• EAN: 9781789142204
• ISBN: 978-1-78914-220-4
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Kosmos
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Mars, popular science, Popular astronomy & space, Popular astronomy and space, SCIENCE / Space Science / General