Mars

by Murray, Stuart

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A look at the Red Planet, its composition and exploration.

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Title Statements

Full title :Mars / written by Stuart Murray ; editor, Edward S. Barnard.

Summary

A look at the Red Planet, its composition and exploration.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2004.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):DK Pub
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2004.

Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (70 pages) : : chiefly color illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781405326728, 1405326727, 9780756667856, 0756667852, 1281000396, 9781281000392, 0756607655, 9780756607654, 0756607663, 9780756607661
oclc:ocn206835365
LC Classification:QB641
Dewey Decimal:523.43

Mars of the ancients -- Astronomers focus on Mars -- Mars and popular culture -- On the eve of the Space Age -- The Red Planet revealed -- Mars in the Solar System -- Mariner 9 : first to orbit Mars -- The first successful landings -- Three ages of Mars -- Martian atmosphere -- The moons of Mars -- Mars Pathfinder -- Mapping Mars -- Martian highs and lows -- Polar ice caps -- Canyons on Mars -- Craters on Mars -- Volcanoes on Mars -- Dunes on Mars -- Rivers on Mars -- Water on Mars -- Meteorites from Mars -- Is there life on Mars? -- Mars rovers and Martian rocks -- Unsuccessful missions -- Europe's Mars Express -- Martian mysteries -- Future exploration -- Colonizing Mars -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary.