Mars: Uncovering the Secrets of the Red Planet (National Geographic)

by Paul Raeburn

Paper Book, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

523.43

Publication

National Geographic (1998), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 232 pages

Description

An illustrated account of the history of exploration of the planet Mars incorporating photographs taken from the Pathfinder and Global Surveyor space missions.

User reviews

LibraryThing member bragan

One of the more... interesting... things about having a few hundred books on your to-read pile is that sometimes you find yourself thinking things like, "Hmm, this big coffee table book on Mars has been sitting here for a while. Maybe I should pull it off and give it a read," only to realize in

shock that "for a while" actually means something more like "since 1998." Well, better late than never, I guess.

Needless to say, a lot has happened on Mars since 1998, so this book is at least incomplete and, in a few places, pretty dated. But it's a decent overview of the Mars missions prior to that point, featuring detailed but relatively non-technical descriptions of the Mariner and Viking probes and especially the Mars Pathfinder mission, which featured the first Mars Rover, Sojourner. There may not be quite as many pictures as I'd usually expect from this kind of a book, but there are a fair number, including a few in 3D. (Red/blue glasses are included.)

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