Landscapes of Mars: A Visual Tour - Hardcover

Vogt, Gregory L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0387754679 ISBN 13: 9780387754673

Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2008

Synopsis

Containing beautiful and exiting images that will spark the imagination, this is essentially a picture book providing a visual tour of Mars. All the major regions and topographical features are shown and supplemented with chapter introductions and extended captions. In a way, think of the book as a visual tourist guide. Other topics covered include Martian uplands, Giant volcanoes, the Grand Canyon of Mars, and much more. At the end of the book is an exciting gallery of the best 3D images of Mars making the book a perfect tool for understanding Mars and its place in the solar system.

About this title

Synopsis:

"Landscapes of Mars" is essentially a picture book that provides a visual tour of Mars. All the major regions and topographical features will be shown and supplemented with chapter introductions and extended captions. In a way, think of it as a visual tourist guide. Other topics covered are Martian uplands on the order of the elevation of Mt. Everest, Giant volcanoes and a rift system, the Grand Canyon of Mars, craters and the absence of craters over large regions (erosion), and wind shadows around craters, sand dunes, and dust devils. The book includes discussions on the search for water (braided channels, seepage, sedimentary layering, etc.) as well as on the Viking mission search for life, Mars meteorite fossil bacteria controversy, and planetary protection in future missions. The book concludes with an exciting gallery of the best 3D images of Mars making the book a perfect tool for understanding Mars and its place in the solar system.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0387754679
• ISBN 13: 9780387754673
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 138