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The Surface of Marsby Michael Carr
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 158.00An up-to-date and highly illustrated principal reference for researchers and graduate students in planetary science. more...
The Geology of Marsby Mary Chapman
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 64.00A reference on the geological evolution of Mars for students and researchers of planetary science. more...
Marsby Nadine Barlow
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 70.00Textbook on Mars for graduate students and researchers, in geology, chemistry, atmospheric sciences, and astronomy. more...
Water and the Search for Life on Marsby David Harland
Springer 2005; US$ 29.95Relates how NASA and ESA have sought evidence of life on Mars. This book provides a comprehensive account of the Spirit and Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover missions, and describes the planning for the tests carried out by the Viking missions in 1976, with an account of the debate over their results. more...
The Martian Surfaceby Jim Bell
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 163.00A fresh look at the latest Mars discoveries for researchers and students in planetary science, astronomy, and space exploration. more...
Planet Marsby François Forget; François Costard; Philippe Lognonné
Springer 2008; US$ 39.95Give an insight of Mars by adopting an outline based on history rather than on subtopic (atmosphere, surface, interior). This work looks at its evolution, and incorporates the results from the space missions of Mars Express, Spirit and Opportunity. It also examines its formation from the ashes of dead stars, more than 4 5 billion years ago. more...
Mars, A Cosmic Stepping Stoneby Kevin Nolan
Springer 2008; US$ 27.50The questions of our origin and cosmic abundance of life are among the compelling facing humanity. For all of the difficulties facing us however, the planet Mars may act as a cosmic stepping stone in uncovering the answers. This book examines these issues in one of the comprehensive treatments about Mars and our legacy of engagement with it. more...
Landscapes of Marsby Gregory L. Vogt
Springer 2008; US$ 39.95Landscapes of Mars is essentially a picture book that provides a visual tour of Mars. All the major regions and topographical features will be shown and supplemented with chapter introductions and extended captions. In a way, think of it as a visual tourist guide. Other topics covered are Martian uplands on the order of the elevation of Mt. Everest, Giant volcanoes and a rift system, the Grand Canyon of Mars, craters and the absence of craters over large regions (erosion), and wind shadows around craters, sand dunes, and dust devils. The book includes discussions on the search for water (braided channels, seepage, sedimentary layering, etc.) as well as on the Viking mission search for life, Mars meteorite fossil bacteria controversy, and planetary... more...
Marswalk Oneby Andrew Salmon; David J. Shayler; Michael D. Shayler
Springer 2005; US$ 49.95Addresses the question of why we should embark on a journey to Mars. This book also addresses why we need to carry out these tasks and what a human crew could achieve that an automated mission could not. It features an analysis drawn from experiences in manned and unmanned space programmes including Apollo, Skylab, Salyut/Mir, and Shuttle and ISS. more...
DK Eyewitness Books: Marsby Stuart Murray
Dorling Kindersley 2004; US$ 15.99Learn all about Earth's closest neighbor in this unprecedented guide to the red planet. Including up-to-the-minute data from NASA''s ongoing explorations, this amazing resource tells the whole story from Mars'' mystical significance in early cultures to the ambitious future plans for manned-flight explorations. Featuring beautiful full-color photography, get an up close look at the moonlets of Mars and meet the scientists who have helped advance our knowledge of this nearby planet. Discover Mars? volcanoes, craters, planes, and atmosphere. Find out about the search for water on Mars, see close-up photos, geographical and topographical maps, and much, much more! Discover man''s spectacular race to explore Mars from early probes to the Mars... more...









