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Red planet : "Mars, the red planet, is the world on which next we will walk. The Martian day is a comfortable 24-and-a-half hours. But the rest is strange -- planet-wide dust storms, overnight temperatures below minus 100 degrees Celsius and a daytime high just above freezing. Mars has the biggest volcano in the Solar System. Olympus Mons, and the largest geological fault, Mariner Valley. Water once flowed on this arid planet. Possibly, there was...
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Until recently, the idea of sending humans to Mars was pure science fiction. Now the world's largest space agency is gearing up for its most ambitious project yet - a manned mission 140 million miles across space to the Red Planet. From testing their rockets and experimenting on their astronauts to designing their life support systems, Horizon follows teams across NASA as they start work. How will they overcome the impossible? Is it actually do-able?...
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An epic journey around Mars -- one circuit, from dawn to dusk --reveals the red planet as you've never seen it before. This film uses untapped data from orbiters and rovers to build Mars for real and decodes its landscapes to reveal its extraordinary story. Along the way, see the biggest volcano in the universe, ancient lakes, alien ice worlds and the wrecks of past missions.
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"The most outstanding and uniquely curated selection of Mars orbital images ever assembled in one volume. With explanatory captions in 24 languages and a gallery of more than 200 images, this distinctive volume brings a timely and clear look at the work of an active NASA mission"--Provided by publisher.
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Space is still the final frontier and Mars continues to make news and attract generations of young people. In this fascinating book, hero-astronaut Buzz Aldrin challenges curious kids to think about Mars as not just a faraway red planet but as a possible future home for Earthlings! What will your new home be like? How will you get there? What will you eat for breakfast? Find out what life might be like far, far from Earth as you navigate your way...
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"This book takes a critical view of the requirements for human missions to Mars from an engineering perspective. It discusses in detail all the technologies that need to be developed and demonstrated and examines the full range of elements critical to such missions, including recycling of life support consumables, radiation effects and shielding, aero-assisted orbit insertion and entry descent and landing amongst much else. The initial mass in low...
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