Life on Mars : what to know before we go / David A. Weintraub.

"Does life exist on Mars? The question has captivated humans for centuries, but today it has taken on new urgency. NASA plans to send astronauts to Mars orbit by the 2030s. SpaceX wants to go by 2024, while Mars One wants to land a permanent settlement there in 2032. As we gear up for missions...

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Main Author: Weintraub, David A. (David Andrew), 1958- (Author)
Other title:What to know before we go.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
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MARC

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505 0 |a Why Mars matters -- Martians? -- Mars and Earth as twins -- Imaginary Mars -- Misty Mars -- Red vegetation and reasoning beings -- Water on Mars : the real deal -- Canal builders -- Chlorophyll, lichens, and algae -- Vikings on the plains of Chryse and Utopia -- Hot potato -- Methane and Mars -- Digging in the noise -- Here today, gone tomorrow -- Sniffing Martian air with curiosity -- Chasing Martians. 
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