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Mars beckons : the mysteries, the challenges, the expectations of our next great adventure in space

Title
Mars beckons : the mysteries, the challenges, the expectations of our next great adventure in space / John Noble Wilford.
Author
Wilford, John Noble.
Publication
New York : Knopf, 1990.

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Description
vii, 244 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 25 cm.
Summary
Discusses our fascination with the planet through the ages and our designs on the planet as a future site of exploration.
Subject
  • Life on other planets
  • Mars
  • Space Flight
  • Planets > Exploration
  • Mars (Planet)
  • Mars (Planet) > Exploration
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-232) and index.
Contents
The allure of another world -- Lowell's Mars -- The Martians are coming! -- First encounters -- The moons of Mars -- Viking and the search for life -- An inventory of knowledge--and questions -- The Russians are going -- American indecision -- Together to Mars -- Destiny.
ISBN
  • 0394583590
  • 9780394583594
LCCN
89043365
OCLC
  • ocm20722213
  • 20722213
  • SCSB-9202939
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library