Mars From Myth and Mystery to Recent Discoveries /

• Main Author: Hotakainen, Markus. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer US, 2009.
• Subjects: Science (General).; Planetology.; Astrophysics.; Astronomy.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76508-2

Mars has always been shrouded in mystery. It is very difficult to resolve through a telescope. For many centuries it remained just a reddish blur in the sky. Even in ancient times, its blood-red color evoked fear and gave rise to myths and legends that are still with us today. Over the centuries, bi...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Foreword.-Fourth Rock from the Sun
• God of War, Heavenly Body
• Martian Canal Engineers
• Planetary Ups and Downs
• Unidentical Twins
• The New Mars
• Museum of Water
• Dead or Alive?- Gallery Mars
• Fear and Panic
• One Really Giant Leap
• Green Thumbs of the Red Planet
• Little Green Persons
• Mars Rocks!- Author's Final Note and Acknowledgements
• For Reference and Further Reading
• Appendix A: Finnish Mars Research
• Appendix B
• Mars Probes
• Index.