Uncover the mysteries, wonders and natural history of Mars: as
close as you'll get to an eye-witness perspective of the incredible
'Red Planet'. 'Impassioned and thought-provoking, it's a highly
readable work of popular science' The Observer 'A book of titanic
clashing elements, stupendous impacts, cataclysmic eruptions,
devastating forces, planet-wrenching seisms... You'll never look at
that red dot in the sky the same way again.' Ian McDonald, author
of Luna: Moon Rising The history of Mars is drawn not just on its
surface, but also down into its broken bedrock and up into its
frigid air. Most of all, it stretches back into deep time, where
the trackways of the past have been obliterated and there is no
discernible trace of where they started from or how they travelled,
only where they ended up. From the planet's formation 4.5 billion
years ago, through eras that featured cataclysmic meteor strikes,
explosive volcanoes and a vast ocean that spanned the entire upper
hemisphere, to the long, frozen ages that saw its atmosphere
steadily thinning and leaking away into space, planetary geologist
Dr Simon Morden presents a tantalising vision of our nearest
neighbour, its dramatic history and astonishing present. 'Full of
intrigue, like a beautifully narrated adventure detective story -
which left a satisfying thirst of wanting to know more.' Professor
Lucy Rogers, author of It's Only Rocket Science 'fascinating'
Alexis Conran, Times Radio 'step aside dry textbooks and
jargon-stuffed research papers [...] The Red Planet is a benchmark
in digestible space education for the masses' How it Works
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