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A passion for Mars, intrepid explorers of the Red Planet, Andrew Chaikin ; foreword by James Cameron

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A passion for Mars

Andrew Chaikin ; foreword by James Cameron

"In A Passion for Mars Andrew Chaikin, who covered Mars exploration as a science journalist and took part in the first Mars landing, chronicles this epic quest and the enduring dream of going to Mars. Based on first-person interviews and animated by the author's own passion, this is the story of Earthbound explorers and their robotic surrogates caught in the irresistible pull of the Red Planet." "A Passion for Mars is illustrated by spectacular photographs - many rarely seen and presented in unprecedented quality - sent back by four decades of robotic explorers, and visionary artwork that renders our Martian future."--BOOK JACKET

intrepid explorers of the Red Planet

Foreword / James Cameron -- 1. Siren Song -- 2. Flight Plan -- 3. The "Oh, My God" Moment -- 4. The Explorer -- 5. The Art of the Possible -- 6. The Underground -- 7. The Science Without a Subject -- 8. Not Your Mother's Mars -- 9. The Curse of the Red Planet -- 10. Spirit and Opportunity -- 11. Tomorrowland