Mysteries of Mars

Author: De Blasio, Fabio Vittorio

Solar system: the Sun & planets

Published on 15 October 2018 by Birkhauser Verlag AG in Switzerland as part of 'the Springer Praxis Books' series.

Paperback / softback | 189 pages, 105 Illustrations, colour; 51 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 189 p. 156 illus., 105
158 x 234 x 11 | 328g

This book introduces the reader to the wonders of Mars, covering all aspects from our past perceptions of the planet through to the latest knowledge on its history, its surface processes such as impact cratering, volcano formation, and glaciation, and its atmosphere and climate. In addition, a series of ten intriguing open issues are considered in a more advanced way. These include such thought-provoking questions as What turned off the planet’s magnetic field?, Why are the northern and southern hemispheres so different?, What was the fate of the once abundant water?, and Is there, or was there, life on Mars? Numerous original figures, unavailable elsewhere, reproduce details of images from Viking, CTX, MOC, HiRISE, THEMIS, and HRSC. The book will appeal especially to general readers interested in planetary sciences, astronomy, astrogeology, and space exploration and to students of Earth Sciences and Natural and Environmental Sciences. The higher-level materialon the remaining mysteries of Mars will also be of interest to astrogeologists and other researchers.