Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination and the Birth of a World

Oliver Morton

ISBN 10: 1841156698 / ISBN 13: 9781841156699

Published by Fourth Estate 02/06/2003, 2003

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Synopsis:

A narrative history of the men and women who have explored Mars and mapped its surface from afar, and in so doing conditioned our understanding of our nearest planetary neighbour.

The maps of Mars are exquisitely detailed representations of a land as large as all the continents of the earth combined. Yet they are being drawn before any human eye has seen the wonders they contain. In this fascinating mix of science, travel and the history of scientific imagination, Oliver Morton tells the story of the men and women who are mapping a dramatic, mysterious landscape, without having once set foot on its surface. Filled with awe-inspiring detail about volcanoes twice the height of Everest, basins deeper than the Pacific, ‘Mapping Mars’ is a breathtaking account of a world opening up to the imagination.

About the Author:

Oliver Morton is a writer and journalist. A former editor of the ‘Economist' award-winning science and technology section, he is now a contributing editor at ‘Wired’ magazine, and also writes for the ‘New Yorker’, the ‘New Scientist’ and ‘Science’, among other publications.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination and the ...
Publisher: Fourth Estate 02/06/2003
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good