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Mars : uncovering the secrets of the red planet / Paul Raeburn ; foreword and commentary by Matt Golombek.
LIBRA - Special QB641 .R34 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Raeburn, Paul.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mars (Planet).
- Mars (Planet)--Exploration.
- Exploration of Mars (Planet).
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 231 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
- Other Title:
- Uncovering the secrets of the red planet
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, [1998]
- Summary:
- Contains over 125 photographs transmitted from the surface of Mars in 1997 by NASA's Pathfinder spacecraft, and includes discussions of the history and future of Mars exploration.
- Contents:
- Why do We Dream of Mars?
- The First Missions
- Getting to Know Mars: The Viking Missions
- Pathfinder: A New Era in Mars Exploration
- Is there Life on Mars?
- Continuing the Mars Journey
- Credits:
- At head of title: National Geographic Society.
- Notes:
- Two pairs of 3-D glasses in pocket.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-231) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Raeburn, Paul. Mars.
- ISBN:
- 0792273737
- 9780792273738
- 0792270312
- 9780792270317
- 0792276140
- 9780792276142
- OCLC:
- 38580175
- Online:
- Publisher description
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