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Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go - Softcover

David A. Weintraub

 
9780691209258: Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0691209251 ISBN 13: 9780691209258
Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2020

Synopsis

The search for life on Mars-and the moral issues confronting us as we prepare to send humans there Does life exist on Mars? The question has captivated humans for centuries, but today it has taken on new urgency. As space agencies gear up to send the first manned missions to the Red Planet, we have a responsibility to think deeply about what kinds of life may already dwell there-and whether we have the right to invite ourselves in. Telling the complete story of our ongoing quest to answer one of the most tantalizing questions in astronomy, David Weintraub grapples with the profound moral and ethical questions confronting us as we prepare to introduce an unpredictable new life form-ourselves-into the Martian biosphere. Now with an afterword that discusses the most recent discoveries, Life on Mars explains what we need to know before we go.

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About the Author

David A. Weintraub is professor of astronomy at Vanderbilt University. His books include Religions and Extraterrestrial Life and How Old Is the Universe? (Princeton).

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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0691209251
ISBN 13 
9780691209258
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
320