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Modern concepts of Mars as a world and possible abode of life are rooted in ancient times.
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Long believed to have been cold, dead and dry for aeons, there is now striking new proof that not only was Mars a relatively warm and wet place in geologically recent times, but that even today there are vast reserves of water frozen beneath the planets surface. As well as casting fascinating new insights into Mars past, this discovery is also forcing a complete rethink about the mechanisms of global planetary change.
What does the drastic turn of events on Mars mean for Earths climate system?
Could life have thrived on Mars very recently, and might it survive even today?
Will humans be able to live off the natural resources that Martian hydrogeology now seems to offer?
How could Mars be transformed into the New World and should this even be contemplated?
In this absorbing, beautifully illustrated book, Jeffrey Kargel describes the still unfolding revolution in our knowledge about the Red Planet and how future concepts of Mars will continue to be moulded by new revelations of four billion years of geology.
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- Title Mars--A Warmer, Wetter Planet
- Author Jeffrey S. Kargel
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st
- Pages 558
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer, Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date July 23, 2004
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781852335687 / 1852335688
- Weight 2.65 lbs (1.20 kg)
- Dimensions 9.46 x 6.5 x 1.25 in (24.03 x 16.51 x 3.18 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003065305
- Dewey Decimal Code 523.43
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