02191nam 2200421 450 991079576560332120230117223234.00-8165-3210-9(CKB)5600000000015222(MiAaPQ)EBC28841270(Au-PeEL)EBL28841270(OCoLC)1269480867(EXLCZ)99560000000001522220230117d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDiscovering Mars a history of observation and exploration of the Red Planet /William Sheehan and Jim Bell1st ed.Tucson, Arizona :University of Arizona Press,[2021]©20211 online resource (769 pages)0-8165-4424-7 Includes bibliographical references and index."A leading historian of astronomy and a leading planetary scientist who works at the forefront of space exploration provide a comprehensive history of the solar system's most alluring planet beyond Earth. William Sheehan and Jim Bell chronicle how ancient watchers of the skies attended to Mars's red color and baffling movements, how three and a half centuries of telescopic observations added vistas and controversies around possible seas and continents and canals, and how the current era of exploration by flyby, orbiter, lander, and rover spacecraft have conjured for us the reality of a world of towering shield volcanoes, vast canyons, ancient dry riverbeds-and even possible evidence of past life. A unique collaboration between two authors on the forefront of Mars explorations, past and future, Discovering Mars provides an ambitious, detailed, and evocative account of humanity's enduring fascination with the Red Planet"--Provided by publisher.Mars (Planet)Exploration523.43Sheehan William1954-1241859Bell Jim1965-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910795765603321Discovering Mars3808700UNINA