Screen LibraryExploring Mars：chronicles from a decade of discovery
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University of Arizona Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Tucson |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xix, 194 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780816528967 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0816528969 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780816521111 0816521115 |
| Index Number: | P185 |
| CLC: | P185.3 |
| Call Number: | P185.3/H876 |
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Includes index. Mars is hard -- Getting started -- Inside the beltway -- Follow the water -- To land or not to land? -- The rover becomes rovers -- Hands across the water -- Getting the word out -- All things to all people -- Return to flight: a Mars odyssey -- The queue -- Zeroing in -- Appendix: Timeline of the new Mars program. Now for the first time Scott Hubbard tells the complete story of how he fashioned this program, describing both the technical and political forces involved and bringing to life the national and international cast of characters engaged in this monumental endeavor. Blending the exciting stories of the missions with the thrills of scientific discovery, Exploring Mars will intrigue anyone interested in the science, the engineering, or the policy of investigating other worlds. |