The Case for Mars
Edition: 1st Touchstone Ed edition
Publisher: Free Press
Published: November 3, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780684835501
Subjects: Popular astronomy; Mars (Planet); Science; Science/Mathematics; Aeronautics & Astronautics; Astronomy - General; Science / General; Planets; Cosmology; Space flight; Space Exploration; Life on other planets
First sentence: The planet Mars is a world of breathtaking scenery, with spectacular mountains three times as tall as Mount Everest, canyons three times as deep and five times as long as the Grand canyon, vast ice fields, and thousands of kilometers of mysterious dry riverbeds.
Description: The Case for Mars is not a vision for the far future or one that will cost us impossible billions. It explains step-by-step how we can use present-day technology to send humans to Mars within ten years; actually produce fuel and oxygen on the planet's surface with Martian natural resources; how we can build bases and settlements; and how we can one day "terraform" Mars - a process that can alter the atmosphere of planets and pave the way for sustainable life.