Review
Sir Arthur C. Clarke Our little neighbor Mars will be the first New World of the century that has just dawned. Ken Croswell has done a superb job in outlining what is known, and what is suspected, about the next home of mankind beyond the Moon.
Dr. Owen Gingerich Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Ken Croswell has done it again! By combining specially processed images of Mars with an elegant and informative text, he offers us a feast for the mind as well as the eyes.
Dr. Michael H. Carr U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, and author of
The Surface of Mars and
Water on Mars In
Magnificent Mars, Ken Croswell has succeeded in producing a fitting tribute to our spectacular neighbor. It is an accurate, up-to-date, and highly readable account of how the planet with its huge volcanoes, deep canyons, and dry riverbeds might have formed and evolved, and whether some form of life might have gained a foothold there. The numerous large-format images, many culled from the latest spacecraft returns, make one gasp in wonderment and awe at this truly magnificent Mars.
Dr. Robert Zubrin author of
The Case for Mars and president of the Mars Society At last, a work that synthesizes the latest discoveries on the red planet into an accessible yet accurate form.
Magnificent Mars is a magnificent book.
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson astrophysicist and director, Hayden Planetarium, New York City In
Magnificent Mars, Ken Croswell explores the science, the culture, and the romance of the red planet. So thorough is Ken's treatment that, at times, I felt as though Mars had written its own autobiography.
Dr. Robert Jastrow director (retired) of the Mount Wilson Institute Ken Croswell's
Magnificent Mars is visually exciting, beautifully written, and includes an excellent account of the greatest treasure hunt of all time -- the search for signs of Martian life.
Keay Davidson author of
Carl Sagan: A Life At last, that rare hybrid: a visually striking and scientifically reliable popular book on Mars for those who quit trusting NASA's hype machine after the "Mars rock" fiasco. Although
Magnificent Mars sparkles with entertaining history, it also offers an unusually balanced, fluff-free summary of research on, and debates about, the red planet. Taxpayers, legislators, and presidential candidates who seek straight talk on what we've found there -- or might find after spending billions of additional dollars -- couldn't get a trustier guide than Ken Croswell, one of the world's best astronomy writers.
Marina Benjamin author of
Rocket Dreams Magnificent Mars is packed with interesting facts and statistics, yet Ken Croswell weaves the planet's physical credentials into a story of discovery so fluent and compelling that you forget you are reading a science book.
From the Inside Flap
Advance Praise for MAGNIFICENT MARS by Ken Croswell
"Our little neighbor Mars will be the first New World of the century that has just dawned. Ken Croswell has done a superb job in outlining what is known, and what is suspected, about the next home of mankind beyond the Moon." —Sir Arthur C. Clarke
"Ken Croswell has done it again! By combining specially processed images of Mars with an elegant and informative text, he offers us a feast for the mind as well as the eyes." —Dr. Owen Gingerich, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
"In MAGNIFICENT MARS, Ken Croswell has succeeded in producing a fitting tribute to our spectacular neighbor. It is an accurate, up-to-date, and highly readable account of how the planet with its huge volcanoes, deep canyons, and dry river beds might have formed and evolved, and whether some form of life might have gained a foothold there. The numerous, large format images, many culled from the latest spacecraft returns, make one gasp in wonderment and awe at this truly magnificent Mars."
—Dr. Michael H. Carr, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, and author of THE SURFACE OF MARS and WATER ON MARS
"A splendid survey of what we know about Mars, valuable both to the beginning and to the expert. It is skillfully written and beautifully illustrated. Recommended without hesitation!" —Sir Patrick Moore, host of the BBC’s "The Sky at Night"
"At last, a work that synthesizes the latest discoveries on the red planet into an accessible yet accurate form. MAGNIFICENT MARS is a magnificent book." —Dr. Robert Zubrin, author of THE CASE FOR MARS and President of the Mars Society
"Ken Croswell's MAGNIFICENT MARS is visually exciting, beautifully written, and includes an excellent account of the greatest treasure hunt of all time--the search for signs of Martian life." —Dr. Robert Jastrow, director (retired) of the Mount Wilson Institute
"In MAGNIFICENT MARS, Ken Croswell explores the science, the culture, and the romance of the red planet. So thorough is Ken's treatment that, at times, I felt as though Mars had written its own autobiography." —Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist and Director, Hayden Planetarium, New York City
"At last, that rare hybrid: a visually striking and scientifically reliable popular book on Mars for those who quit trusting NASA's hype machine after the 'Mars rock' fiasco. Although MAGNIFICENT MARS sparkles with entertaining history, it also offers an unusually balanced, fluff-free summary of research on, and debates about, the Red Planet.
Taxpayers, legislators and Presidential candidates who seek straight talk on what we've found there—or might find after spending billions of additional dollars—couldn't get a trustier guide than Ken Croswell, one of the world's best astronomy writers." —Keay Davidson, author of CARL SAGAN: A LIFE
