A Passion for Mars
Author | : Andrew Chaiken |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2008-10 |
ISBN-10 | : UCSC:32106019986568 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Passion for Mars written by Andrew Chaiken and published by . This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In A Passion for Mars Andrew Chaikin, who covered Mars exploration as a science journalist and took part in the first Mars landing, chronicles this epic quest and the enduring dream of going to Mars. Based on first-person interviews and animated by the author's own passion, this is the story of Earthbound explorers and their robotic surrogates caught in the irresistible pull of the Red Planet." "A Passion for Mars is illustrated by spectacular photographs - many rarely seen and presented in unprecedented quality - sent back by four decades of robotic explorers, and visionary artwork that renders our Martian future."--BOOK JACKET.