Mars /
As one of the five planets that can be seen in the night sky without the aid of a telescope, Mars has been a source of fascination for millennia. What is it about this dusty, dry world that has captured our imaginations so completely? Astronomer Patricia Skleton investigates our relationship with Ma...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Royal Museums Greenwich,
[2022].
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| Series: | Royal Observatory Greenwich illuminates.
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| Summary: | As one of the five planets that can be seen in the night sky without the aid of a telescope, Mars has been a source of fascination for millennia. What is it about this dusty, dry world that has captured our imaginations so completely? Astronomer Patricia Skleton investigates our relationship with Mars, beginning with the earliest observations and the curious conundrums they generated and ending with our ambitious plans for future space missions. She explores how is helped solve the mysteries of planetary motion, sparked furious debates about the possibility of other life in the solar system, became an early target of space exploration and has since been a testing ground for remarkable new technologies. |
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| Physical Description: | 122 pages, [8] pages of color plates : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781906367947 1906367949 |