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Mars 3-D: A Rover's-Eye View of the Red Planet | 
| Author: Jim Bell
Publisher: Sterling
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 117030
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1402756208
Dewey Decimal Number: 523.43
EAN: 9781402756207
ASIN: 1402756208
Publication Date: November 4, 2008
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DIVWhat would it be like to visit Mars#8212;to explore the distinctive, untouched terrain that inspired astronomers and stirred so many sci-fi writers#8217; imaginations? Two highly capable robotic geologists#8212;Spirit and Opportunity#8212;made that amazing voyage, and spent the last four years roaming the Red Planet#8217;s unique landscape. Thanks to 120 stunning 3-D and color images shot by these rovers, we can come along#8212;and right now, it#8217;s the closest we can get to actually setting foot on Mars. These super-realistic pictures pop off the page, allowing us to see for ourselves the rocks, craters, valleys, and other geologic configurations that define the Martian terrain. Compelling and accessible text guides us on this exhilarating tour, revealing the thrill of each discovery, along with the perils and near misses. Featuring a fold-out flap with embedded 3-D viewer (which actually allows customers to view the three-dimensional images right in the store), it#8217;s the perfect gift for any armchair astronomer. "Jim Bell takes us on an extraordinary journey across often mysterious, sometimes perilous, and always fascinating Martian terrain. A must-read for anyone who's ever dreamed of exploring the Red Planet."BR--Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut "See this other world like no one before you could. . . make discoveries that fiction writers only dream about!"BR--Bill Nye, "The Science Guy," and member of the Mars team "Bell has accomplished the impossible#8212;he has brought the surface of Mars down to Earth."BR--Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural history Author of IThe Pluto Files/II/I "Experience Mars as never before . . . the next best thing to going there."BR--Ann Druyan, co-writer COSMOS, co-creator, Contact #8220;These images transport us Earthlings to new depths of Martian discoveries.#8221;BRI--/IDava Sobel, author,I Longitude/I andI Galileo's Daughter/I/DIV
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Incredible fun December 5, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is one of the more ingenious and creative books I've seen in a long time. Chock full of great facts and information about the Mars rovers, the Mars project, and Mars itself. The photos are the real gem, though. Built-in 3D glasses fold out from an inside-cover flap and transport you to the surface of Mars via a ton of 3D images (acquired by the rovers). Mars is, needless to say, both alien and mesmerizing. Truly one of the most enjoyable astronomy books on the market for kids and adults. Great fun.
Mars Uncovered November 2, 2008
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a fascinating book on the planet Mars.br /There are a plethora of full color pictures,br /multi-colored rocks and variable length craters.br /br /The Martian tropics are 50 degrees by day andbr /-220 degrees by night. Tremendous winds on Marsbr /could support windmill energy and keep solarbr /panels clean in perpetuity. Scientists would bebr /required to sort out the practical details of br /transmitting electrical energy from Mars to the Earthbr /without incurring too much cost. The engineeringbr /mean time between component failures would have tobr /be worked out because Mars is a great distance frombr /the Earth for routine maintenance purposes. Although,br /robots could perform some maintenance functionsbr /in the future.br /br /br /The Gusev Crater Plains have dusty dunes andbr /miles of variable rock sizes. Bluer soilbr /contains deposits with increased salty sulfurbr /minerals and silica - rich soil. Rocks are pittedbr /from years of sandblasting by the wind.br /br /There is extensive wind-carved volcanic rockbr /which conjures up the possibility of geothermal energy.br /Traces of water abound. i.e.br /br /o evaporated ancient salt and water stainsbr /o geologic evidence for rainfall, lakes and glaciersbr /o weatherization of rocksbr /o evidence of significant water processes on the Gusev Craterbr /br /The acquisition would make a perfect gift for the br /scientifically inclined.
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