The Surface of Mars (Cambridge Planetary Science) [Hardcover]

Michael H. Carr (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 22, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0521872014 | ISBN-13: 978-0521872010

Our knowledge of Mars has grown enormously over the last decade as a result of the Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, and the two Mars Rover missions. This book is a systematic summary of what we have learnt about the geological evolution of Mars as a result of these missions. It describes the diverse Martian surface features and summarizes current ideas as to how, when, and under what conditions they formed, and explores how Earth and Mars differ and why the two planets evolved so differently. The author also discusses possible implications of the geologic history for the origin and survival of indigenous Martian life. Up-to-date and highly illustrated, this book will be a principal reference for researchers and graduate students in planetary science. The comprehensive list of references will also assist readers in pursuing further information on the subject. Colour images can be found at www.cambridge.org/9780521872010.

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"...this book will prove very useful both to incoming students in the field and researchers wishing to become more familiar with recent advances in subjects outside their usual area. It is excellently prepared and presented and likely to become a common feature on the bookshelves of planetary scientists everywhere." --The Meteoritical Society

"...describes morphology and process on the red planet, and it does that extremely well...no one is more qualified to write this book...Astronomy has now abdicated much of the solar system to geology, and no geoscientist with an interest in the revolution should be without a copy." --Journal of Geology

Book Description

Up-to-date, highly illustrated, and with a comprehensive list of references, this book describes the diverse Martian surface features, how Earth and Mars differ, and why the two planets evolved so differently. This book will be a principal reference for researchers and graduate students in planetary science.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 322 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (January 22, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521872014
• ISBN-13: 978-0521872010
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #605,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #57 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Astronomy & Space Science > Mars

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 20 Yrs Later, Still the Best Mars Reference, April 13, 2000

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This review is from: The Surface of Mars (Planetary Exploration) (Paperback)

20 years after publication, "The Surface of Mars" is still the absolute best starting point for anyone interested in learning the basics about what Mars is like. Chapters describe the channels, craters, volcanoes, history, moons, etc. as best as these topics were understood at the end of the 1970s Viking missions. Even after Pathfinder and with Mars Global Surveyor, this is still the book I suggest people start with to learn about the Red Planet.