A passion for Mars
intrepid explorers of the Red Planet
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Word Count
69,750 words, Guess
Page Count
279 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivepassionformarsin0000chai
- ISBN-100810972743
- ISBN-139780810972742
- Goodreads3828461
- LibraryThing6329587
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- Library of Congress Control Number2007049007
- OCLC Control Number182779576
- Better World Books9780810972742
- Open LibraryOL23619899M
Classifications
- DDC919.9/2304
- LCCQB641 .C425 2008
- LCCQB641.C425 2008
Description
From the Publisher: The quest for Mars is chronicled by bestselling author Andrew Chaikin in this story of a passionate band of Earthbound explorers caught in the irresistible pull of the Red Planet. They include celebrated figures: astronomer Carl Sagan, who champions the idea of life on Mars-; rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, drawing up plans for human Mars expeditions; and science-fiction author Ray Bradbury, standard-bearer for Mars's crucial place in human destiny. Readers also meet the rogue grad students known as the "Mars Underground," keepers of the flame when Mars falls off NASA's radar; biologist Jerry Soffen, looking for signs of life in a Martian meteorite; geologist Mike Malin, who defies skeptics to reveal a Mars no one imagines; and many others, including Chaikin himself, who served on the first Viking Mars landing and covered Mars exploration as a science journalist. Based on extensive interviews, illustrated with compelling images, and animated by the author's own passion, Chaikin's account will resonate with anyone who has ever dreamed of a journey to Mars.
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