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Missions to Mars : a new era of rover and spacecraft discovery on the Red Planet / Larry S. Crumpler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crumpler, Larry S. (Larry Steven), author.
- 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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