Named after the Roman god of war, Mars has fascinated people for thousands of years. Did you know that . . .
• A year on Mars is 687 Earth days, almost twice as long as a year on Earth
• Long ago, people believed that there were Martians living on Mars
• Mars’s biggest valley, Valles Marineris, is four times as deep as the Grand Canyon
• Scientists think that Mars, now rocky and barren, once had an ocean, rivers, and a thicker atmosphere
Explore the wonders of Mars, the red planet, with award-winning science writer Seymour Simon in this new, updated edition filled with dramatic full-color photographs and spacecraft images. Plus there’s an author’s note, glossary, and index.
- ISBN10 0062344978
- ISBN13 9780062344977
- Publish Date 6 September 2016 (first published 16 March 1998)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 13 May 2023
- Publish Country US
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Imprint HarperCollins
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 32
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.com.au/9780062344977