Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 138 pages
- Published by: Springer
- Edition: 1st Edition September 5, 2008
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0387754679
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0387754673
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Book Dimensions:
11.8 x 10.2 x 0.7 inches
- Weighs: 2.2 pounds
Product Description
Landscapes of Mars is essentially a picture book that provides a visual tour of Mars. All the major regions and topographical features will be shown and supplemented with chapter introductions and extended captions. In a way, think of it as a visual tourist guide. Other topics covered are Martian uplands on the order of the elevation of Mt. Everest, Giant volcanoes and a rift system, the Grand Canyon of Mars, craters and the absence of craters over large regions (erosion), and wind shadows around craters, sand dunes, and dust devils.
The book includes discussions on the search for water (braided channels, seepage, sedimentary layering, etc.) as well as on the Viking mission search for life, Mars meteorite fossil bacteria controversy, and planetary protection in future missions. The book concludes with an exciting gallery of the best 3D images of Mars making the book a perfect tool for understanding Mars and its place in the solar system.
Reader Reviews
This is a fun picture book for all ages. It would be well placed in a science teacher's classroom collection, or even in a science-buff's collection of coffee table books. While the text is filled with wonderful descriptions of Martian geology, of particular interest are the spectacular stereoscopic images of the Martian surface. This book takes the scientists view of space exploration, not that of an engineer, and devotes the bulk of it's attention to the planet. It does not spend a great deal of space describing the various engineering and robotics technologies that go into Mars exploration. Nor does it focus on the various challenges facing the team of scientists and engineers who command these enormously successful scientific adventures. I pick up this book whenever I'm home alone and want to explore while feeling hopelessly earthbound and find myself endlessly revisiting it.
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