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Mars, the most habitable of our sister planets, holds a special place in our imaginations and in our space exploration program. Fully half of NASA's planetary exploration effort is now devoted to Mars. Key questions include: Has Mars ever harbored life? Is there life on Mars now? Will humans be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Russell, C. T. (Christopher T.)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer, 2004.
Subjects:
Physics.
Planetary science.
Planetology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 2001 Mars Odyssey Mission Summary
  • The Mars Odyssey Gamma-Ray Spectrometer Instrument Suite
  • The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) for the Mars 2001 Odyssey Mission
  • Martian Radiation Environment Experiment (MARIE)
  • Radiation Climate Map for Risks to Astronauts on the Mars Surface from Galactic Cosmic Rays
  • In Memoriam, Gautam D. Badhwar (1940-2001).