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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Children's Books
ISBN-100517709716
ISBN-139780517709719
eBay Product ID (ePID)678133
Product Key Features
Book TitleMystery of Mars
Number of Pages48 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicScience & Nature / Astronomy
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction
AuthorSally Ride
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight15 oz
Item Length11.3 in
Item Width8.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN98-052929
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromThird Grade
Grade ToFifth Grade
Dewey Decimal523.43
SynopsisIn 1997, NASA's Pathfinder began a new era in Mars exploration when it touched down and, along with its tiny rover, Sojourner, explored the Martian surface for the first time in 20 years. In December 1999, a new NASA spacecraft will land on Mars, to be followed by several more missions over the coming decade. In The Mystery of Mars, former astronaut Sally Ride and science teacher Tam O'Shaughnessy draw on the latest Pathfinder data, as well as decades of study of Mars, to present a comprehensive overview of Earth's nearest neighbor. With its thin atmosphere, rocky canyons, extinct volcanoes, and icy polar regions, Mars has many things in common with Earth--and may have even had life. Comparing the two planets' evolution, geology, and geography, the authors explain what we know about Mars today and what we hope to learn about it in the future. With lavish color photographs, this engaging and accessible introduction to the Red Planet is the ideal guide to this new age of Mars research.