Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination, and the Birth of a WorldPicador, 2002 M10 4 - 304 páginas Who are the extraordinary individuals that will take us on the next great space race, the next great human endeavor, our exploration and colonization of the planet Mars? And more importantly, how are they doing it? Acclaimed science writer Oliver Morton explores the peculiar and fascinating world of the new generation of explorers: geologists, scientists, astrophysicists and dreamers. Morton shows us the complex and beguiling role that mapping will play in our understanding of the red planet, and more deeply, what it means for humans to envision such heroic landscapes. Charting a path from the 19th century visionaries to the spy-satellite pioneers to the science fiction writers and the arctic explorers -- till now, to the people are taking us there -- Morton unveils the central place that Mars has occupied in the human imagination, and what it will mean to realize these dreams. |
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... atmosphere , and from season to season , due to quite different atmospheric effects on Mars itself . There are , though , some features that can be counted on to stick around from minute to minute and season to season , the most notable ...
... atmospheric chemistry and its surface mineralogy . The planet Mars can fascinate us just for what it is . If the ... atmosphere thin , its surface sealess , its soil poisonous , its sunlight deadly in its levels of ultraviolet , its ...
... inaccurate and , when its controllers tried to inset the spacecraft into orbit around Mars , it ended up deep inside the atmosphere and burned up . tures . " That optimal arrangement of reference points was 27 MERT DAVIES'S NET.
... atmosphere , is falling toward Mars at about 14,000 miles an hour . The last course corrections were made early in the morning , fine - tuning the trajec- tory to maximize the chances of hitting the chosen landing site about 600 miles ...
... atmosphere , Mars Polar Lander begins making its final preparations , resetting its guidance . systems , prepping ... atmospheric illusion . At this range you can see the craters , the streaks of dust blown 32 MAPS.
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Histories | 71 |
Water | 151 |
Places | 219 |
Change | 283 |
Acknowledgments | 329 |
Reference Notes and Further Reading | 333 |
Bibliography | 339 |
Index | 347 |
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Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination, and the Birth of a World Oliver Morton Vista previa limitada - 2002 |
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