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Roving Mars - by Steven Squyres (Paperback)

Roving Mars - by  Steven Squyres (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the charismatic scientist and leader of the Mars Exploration Rover mission comes a riveting, behind-the-scenes account of the search for life on Mars. Squyres leads readers through the amazing story of the journeys to Mars by "Spirit" and "Opportunity," and what they found there.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>It's the age-old question: Is there life on Mars? Steve Squyres, lead scientist of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission, sets out to answer that question and relates his findings in this riveting first-person narrative account, now in paperback.</strong><br /> <br /> Steve Squyres is the face and voice of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission. Squyres dreamed up the mission in 1987, saw it through from conception in 1995 to a successful landing in 2004, and serves as the principal scientist of its $400 million payload. He has gained a rare inside look at what it took for Rovers Spirit and Opportunity to land on the red planet in January 2004--and knows firsthand their findings.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>..." a fascinating, passionate insider's account"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Steve Squyres is the scientist and principal investigator behind the Mars Exploration Rover mission, as well as a professor of astronomy at Cornell University. He has participated in a number of planetary spaceflight missions. He lives in Ithaca, New York.

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