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Missions to Mars : a new era of rover and spacecraft discovery on the Red Planet / Larry S. Crumpler.

Van Pelt Library TL799.M3 C78 2021
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Crumpler, Larry S. (Larry Steven), author.
Contributor:
Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Space flight to Mars.
Mars probes.
Planets--Exploration.
Planets--Geology.
Mars (Planet)--Exploration.
Mars (Planet).
Mars (Planet)--Geology.
Geology.
Physical Description:
333 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
Summary:
"From a long-term planning lead for the Mars Exploration Rover Project comes this vivid insider account of some of NASA's most vital and exciting missions to the Red Planet, illustrated with full-color photographs-a wondrous chronicle of unprecedented scientific discovery and the search for evidence of life on Mars"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 KNOWING THE UNKNOWN
One. Full Circle
Two. Eyes on Mars
Three. The Invasion of Mars, Phase 1
Four. New World, New Globe
Five. New World, New Geology
Six. The Invasion of Mars, Phase 2
pt. 2 ROVING A NEW WORLD
Seven. Wheels on the Ground
Eight. One World, Two Expeditions
Nine. Adventures on the Red Planet
pt. 3 BECOMING MARTIANS
Ten. Experiencing Mars: Living on Another World
Eleven. The Invasion of Mars, Phase 3
Twelve. Future Mars: Mars Exploration Next.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
ISBN:
9780063047365
0063047365
OCLC:
1237397413
Publisher Number:
99989246554

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