The sirens of Mars : searching for life on another world
Johnson, Sarah Stewart2020
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Right now, spacecraft are circling Mars, sweeping over Terra Sabaea, Syrtis Major, the dunes of Elysium and Mare Sirenum - on the brink, perhaps, of a discovery that would inspire humankind. With poetic precision, Sarah Stewart Johnson traces the evocative history of our explorations of Mars, interlacing her personal journey as a scientist with tales of other seekers who have scoured the planet for signs of life. Ultimately, she shows how its story is also a story about Earth: it is a mirror, a tell-tale reflection of our own anxieties and yearnings to find - if we're lucky - that we're not alone.
Main title:
The sirens of Mars : searching for life on another world / Sarah Stewart Johnson.
Author:
Johnson, Sarah Stewart, author
Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, 2020.
Collation:
288 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780241216002 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
629.43543629.435629.4354629.4354 JOH
Language:
English
BRN:
1188906