Mars: From Myth and Mystery to Recent Discoveries

273 Pages·2009·15.982 MB·English

by  Markus Hotakainen (auth.)

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From Myth and Mystery to Recent Discoveries

Markus Hotakainen
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FROM MYTH AND MYSTERY TO RECENT DISCOVERIES
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Markus Hotakainen
Espoo, Finland
[email protected]
ISBN: 978-0-387-76507-5 e-ISBN: 978-0-387-76508-2
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-76508-2
Library of Congress Control Number: 2008933673
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Preface ix
Foreword xi
01 Fourth Rock from the Sun 1
02 God of War, Heavenly Body 11
03 Martian Canal Engineers 27
04 Planetary Ups and Downs 43
05 Unidentical Twins 65
06 The New Mars 79
07 Museum of Water 101
08 Dead or Alive? 125
09 Gallery Mars 137
10 Fear and Panic 157
11 One Really Giant Leap 173
12 Green Thumbs of the Red Planet 193
13 Little Green Persons 201
14 Mars Rocks! 217
Author’s Final Note and Acknowledgements 232
Selected References and Further Reading 236
Appendix A: Finnish Mars Research 240
Appendix B: Mars Probes 244
Index 248