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Exploring Mars Chronicles from a Decade of Discovery

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By: Scott Hubbard(Author)
224 pages, illustrations
Exploring Mars
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  • Exploring Mars ISBN: 9780816528967 Paperback Feb 2012 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 1-2 weeks
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The Red Planet has been a subject of fascination for humanity for thousands of years, becoming part of our folklore and popular culture. The most Earthlike of the planets in our solar system, Mars may past and may still possess an ecosystem in some underground refuge. The mysteries of this fourth planet from our Sun make it of central importance to NASA and its science goals for the twenty-first century.

In the wake of the very public failures of the Mars Polar Lander and the Mars Climate Orbiter in 1999, NASA embarked on a complete reassessment of the Mars Program. Scott Hubbard was asked to lead this restructuring in 2000, becoming known as the "Mars Czar." His team's efforts resulted in a very successful decade-long series of missions – each building on the accomplishments of those before it – that adhered to the science adage "follow the water" when debating how to proceed. Hubbard's work created the Mars Odyssey mission, the twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Phoenix mission, and most recently the planned launch of the Mars Science Laboratory.

Now for the first time Scott Hubbard tells the complete story of how he fashioned this program, describing both the technical and political forces involved and bringing to life the national and international cast of characters engaged in this monumental endeavor. Blending the exciting stories of the missions with the thrills of scientific discovery, Exploring Mars will intrigue anyone interested in the science, the engineering, or the policy of investigating other worlds.

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Popular Science
By: Scott Hubbard(Author)
224 pages, illustrations
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"It’s high time somebody revealed the underbelly of why and how we travel to the Red Planet. Leave it to NASA’s ‘Mars Czar’ Scott Hubbard to tell this story."
- Neil deGrasse Tyson

"A lucid, concentrated appreciation of the technological, political and scientific imperatives that guide the nation's approach to Mars."
- Kirkus Reviews

"Space-exploration and Mars enthusiasts will find much here to whet their appetites."
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