Bibliograph

The red planet, a natural history of Mars, Simon Morden, PhD

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The red planet, a natural history of Mars, Simon Morden, PhD

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The red planet

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1281585826

Responsibility statement

Simon Morden, PhD

Sub title

a natural history of Mars

Summary

"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 tantalizing vision of our nearest neighbour, its dramatic history, and astonishing present."--Dust jacket

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