The Resource Mars : making contact, Rod Pyle ; foreword by Jim Green
Mars : making contact, Rod Pyle ; foreword by Jim Green
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The item Mars : making contact, Rod Pyle ; foreword by Jim Green represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- The Red Planet holds an enduring fascination. Filled with extraordinary detail and documents, this book offers a visually stunning insider's look at how Mars has been explored and the challenges facing future missions. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been the principal explorer, launching the Mariner spacecraft that sped past Mars and snapped 22 grainy photographs in 1965. After many flybys and orbital missions, NASA finally landed the twin Viking probes on Mars in 1976. From 1996 through to the present day, a series of rovers have been sent to Mars, each more sophisticated. Today two rovers are operating on the red sands Curiosity and Opportunity. They have enabled us to make incredible discoveries, each more compelling than the last. Ancient rivers, lakes, ocean beds, and valleys have been charted, suggesting a landscape that could once have supported life. Preparations are already underway for a manned mission to Mars, and the book discusses the many challenges faced, from the design of the spacecraft to the impact on the human body, both physically and psychologically of such a journey as well as surviving on the planet's inhospitable surface
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Mars : making contact
- Title
- Mars
- Title remainder
- making contact
- Statement of responsibility
- Rod Pyle ; foreword by Jim Green
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The Red Planet holds an enduring fascination. Filled with extraordinary detail and documents, this book offers a visually stunning insider's look at how Mars has been explored and the challenges facing future missions. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been the principal explorer, launching the Mariner spacecraft that sped past Mars and snapped 22 grainy photographs in 1965. After many flybys and orbital missions, NASA finally landed the twin Viking probes on Mars in 1976. From 1996 through to the present day, a series of rovers have been sent to Mars, each more sophisticated. Today two rovers are operating on the red sands Curiosity and Opportunity. They have enabled us to make incredible discoveries, each more compelling than the last. Ancient rivers, lakes, ocean beds, and valleys have been charted, suggesting a landscape that could once have supported life. Preparations are already underway for a manned mission to Mars, and the book discusses the many challenges faced, from the design of the spacecraft to the impact on the human body, both physically and psychologically of such a journey as well as surviving on the planet's inhospitable surface
- Cataloging source
- NJB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pyle, Rod
- Dewey number
- 523.43
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- Green, Jim
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- Artificial satellites
- Space flight to Mars
- Mars (Planet)
- Mars (Planet)
- Mars (Planet)
- Target audience
- adult
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- Label
- Mars : making contact, Rod Pyle ; foreword by Jim Green
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- Control code
- 000058535068
- Dimensions
- 29 cm.
- Extent
- 192 pages
- Isbn
- 9780233004921
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- Other physical details
- colour illustrations, colour maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)957132687
- Label
- Mars : making contact, Rod Pyle ; foreword by Jim Green
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
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- Content category
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- cri
- txt
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- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000058535068
- Dimensions
- 29 cm.
- Extent
- 192 pages
- Isbn
- 9780233004921
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Media category
- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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- colour illustrations, colour maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)957132687
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