PDF-(EBOOK)-The Big Book of Mars: From Ancient Egypt to The Martian, A Deep-Space Dive into

The Red Planet takes center stage in this entertaining well researched and fully illustrated pop history of Earthlings long relationship with Mars and its impact on pop culture space exploration and our hopes for the futureMars has been a source of fascination and speculation ever since the Ancient Sumerians observed its bloodred hue and named it for their god of war and plague But it wasnt until 1877 when canals were observed on the surface of the Red Planet suggesting the presence of water that scientists novelists filmmakers and entrepreneurs became obsessed with the question of whether theres life on Mars In The War of the Worlds HG Wells suggested that we wouldnt need to make contact with Martianstheyd come for uswhile many years later Nikola Tesla claimed that he did make contact Since then Mars has fully invaded pop culture It has its own day of the week Tuesday or martis in Latin candy bar and iconic Looney Tunes character It has been the subject of iconic novels and movies from Ray Bradburys The Martian Chronicles to Mars Attacks to The Martian And it has sparked a spacerace feud between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos who both hope to send a manned mission to Mars in the near futureFilled with entertaining history archival images pop culture ephemera and interviews with NASA scientists The Big Book of Mars is the most comprehensive look at our relationship with Marsyesterday today and tomorrow. ChapterII.-He describes the Population Centers, Temperatures andClimate. The whole Planet is gridironed with Canals. (SeeDiagram.)III.-He gives a full description of the marvelous Martian CanalSyste YOUR NAME AND YOUR PARTNERS NAME World History. 1. Title Slide (TOPIC) and group member’s names. STANDARDS for ANCIENT EGYPT. SS.912.W.13.9. : Trace the growth of . Egypt and their impact on history.. Life on Mars. ASTR 1420. Lecture . 12. Sections 8.1-8.5. Fantasies of . Martian Civilization. William Herschel (late 1700s). discoverer of Uranus. discovered polar ice caps of Mars. discovered the length of the Martian day. Compiled by David Beaty, Lars Borg, David Draper, Walter Kiefer, Jim Papike, Kevin Righter, Chip Shearer, Sue Smrekar, Jeff Taylor . Correspondence author: Dave Beaty . (JPL/Caltech), . David.W.Beaty@jpl.nasa.gov. Preliminary Summary of Strategic Knowledge Gaps . P-SAG (jointly sponsored by MEPAG and SBAG). May 1, 2012. Strategic Knowledge Gaps. 2. The Gap in Knowledge Needed to Achieve a Specific Goal . Knowledge we have. Compiled by David Beaty, Lars Borg, David Draper, Walter Kiefer, Jim Papike, Kevin Righter, Chip Shearer, Sue Smrekar, Jeff Taylor . Correspondence author: Dave Beaty . (JPL/Caltech), . David.W.Beaty@jpl.nasa.gov. 10.1 Orbital Properties. 10.2 Physical Properties. 10.3 Long-Distance Observations of Mars. 10.4 The Martian Surface. 10.5 Water on Mars. Life on Mars?. 10.6 The Martian Atmosphere. 10.7 Martian Internal Structure. Leah Salditch . February 27, 2017. Mars Final Project . 3 main types of meteorites. Iron. Stony-Iron. Pallasite. Mesosiderite. Stony. Chondrites. Achondrites. Pallasite. Achondrites. Basaltic. Common, comprise ~5% of all meteorite findings . . Dr. Dale Partin and David . Bailey. . . March, 2017. Elon Musk’s vision for an Interplanetary Transportation System. Passengers are boarding for . a trip . to Mars.. http://www.space.com/34210-elon-musk-unveils-spacex-mars-colony-ship.html. . Requires the best from all of us. William H. . Gerstenmaier. Human Exploration and Operations . Directorate. National . Aeronautics and Space Administration. Our Goal. The nation. ’. s goal for . With its next . lander. , NASA plans to discover what turned Mars from a warm, wet place to the cold, arid planet we see today.. Long ago, the Red Planet was very different from the frozen, barren desert we have seen on our TV screens courtesy of Pathfinder. . Presentation to. Affordable Mars Workshop. Pat Troutman. December. . 2015. Pioneering Space - Goals. “Fifty years after the creation of NASA, our goal is no longer just a destination to reach. . Our goal is the capacity for people to work and learn and operate and live safely beyond the Earth for extended periods of time, ultimately in ways that are more sustainable and even indefinite. . Mars is the forth planet from the . sun. Mars has two moons in orbit. The names of the moons are called Phobos and Deimos. Mars is currently 218.27 million KMs from the sun. Mars’ diameter is 6,779kms. Introduction. Named after: . the Roman God of War. Visible to the naked eye. Earliest record of observation: . circa 1534 BCE, by the Ancient Egyptians .