Landscapes of Mars: A Visual Tour [Hardcover]

Gregory L. Vogt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0387754679 | ISBN-13: 978-0387754673 | Publication Date: September 5, 2008 | Edition: 1

Containing beautiful and exiting images that will spark the imagination, this is essentially a picture book providing a visual tour of Mars. All the major regions and topographical features are shown and supplemented with chapter introductions and extended captions. In a way, think of the book as a visual tourist guide. Other topics covered include Martian uplands, Giant volcanoes, the Grand Canyon of Mars, and much more. At the end of the book is an exciting gallery of the best 3D images of Mars making the book a perfect tool for understanding Mars and its place in the solar system.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 138 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (September 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387754679
• ISBN-13: 978-0387754673
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 10.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #469,153 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #38 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Astronomy & Space Science > Mars

More About the Author

Gregory L. Vogt was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is currently a resident of Houston, Texas but has also lived in Virginia and Oklahoma. Vogt has written more than 90 science books for both the juvenile and adult trade markets, contributed to textbooks, and has authored or coauthored many curriculum guides for NASA, toy companies, and science centers. A former 8th grade science teacher, Vogt joined the NASA Aerospace Education Services Program and presented programs to hundreds of thousands of students and teachers in the Midwest. Vogt has worked at NASA Headquarters as a writer/editor and at the NASA Johnson Space Center as an educator within the Astronaut Office. Vogt oversaw the creation of the Discovery World science center in Milwaukee and has consulted for several museums. He currently works for the Center for Educational Outreach at the Baylor College of Medicine and specializes in curriculum development, teacher training, and student science investigations on the International Space Station. Vogt is an accomplished curriculum writer and teacher trainer.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Escapism, August 2, 2009

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James M. Folks "SeaQueen" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Landscapes of Mars: A Visual Tour (Hardcover)

This is a fun picture book for all ages. It would be well placed in a science teacher's classroom collection, or even in a science-buff's collection of coffee table books. While the text is filled with wonderful descriptions of Martian geology, of particular interest are the spectacular stereoscopic images of the Martian surface. This book takes the scientists view of space exploration, not that of an engineer, and devotes the bulk of it's attention to the planet. It does not spend a great deal of space describing the various engineering and robotics technologies that go into Mars exploration. Nor does it focus on the various challenges facing the team of scientists and engineers who command these enormously successful scientific adventures.

I pick up this book whenever I'm home alone and want to explore while feeling hopelessly earthbound and find myself endlessly revisiting it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent visual tour of Mars, March 17, 2009

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P. Garrett "Space Chick" (Baton Rouge,La) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Landscapes of Mars: A Visual Tour (Hardcover)

The pictures in this book are outstanding. This book takes you on a fantastic tour of Mars. I especially enjoyed the discussions on the search for water on Mars and also the Viking mission as it searched for life. The 3D images of Mars was an unexpected surprise! I would highly recommend this book for everyone, especially teachers. This would be a great resource for the classroom.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disapointed, October 25, 2009

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This review is from: Landscapes of Mars: A Visual Tour (Hardcover)

I'm reading Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars and there is so much in it about the topography of Mars that I wanted a Mars Atlas so I could look up each area Robinson mentioned. I hoped this book would allow that. It doesn't. There is no index so it is impossible to look up anything. Read the book straight through or nothing. So I was very disappointed in it. Red Mars (Mars Trilogy)