【图书简介】 In January 2004 two NASA spacecraft， making an interplanetary trek to Mars， landed separately on the rocky surface of the red planet. By the end of the month the work of the twin robot geologists， the exploration rovers known as Spirit and Opportunity， had begun. The photos and evidence were exciting; and it seemed there might even be life on the fourth rock from the sun. Illustrated in color， with more than 100 spectacular orbital and surface images from recent probes as well as from NASA spacecraft， the Hubble space telescope， and Earth-based observatories， Michael Hanlon’s The Real Mars relates the history of a planet that has piqued human curiosity and study for centuries. Hanlon also visits Mars as it has been imagined in movies and science fiction， illustrating this with film stills， movie posters， book covers， and more. The object of Hanlon’s quest is， however， a third or real Mars. He contends that many scientists are currently creating a planet that may be no more real than a movie Mars with often confusing evidence of Earthlike possibilities. This book shows us that， although the journey has been long， we actually still stand at the beginning of a transformative voyage.-读书网|DuShu.com
【本书目录】 Acknowledgments Foreword by Dr Jim Garvin Author's Preface Introduction: Lowell's Shadow Old Mars A Question of Water The Martian Eden A Cold, Dry Place Going to Mars Not Going to Mars Invasion of the Robots Faces and Pyramids Global Warming on Mars The Dog That Didn't Bark The Armada Arrives Martians Earth on Mars First Steps Conclusion: The Real Mars Appendix: Mars Missions Bibliography and References Index
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