Life on Mars
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Life on Mars

What to Know Before We Go

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  2. English
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Life on Mars

What to Know Before We Go

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The search for life on Mars—and the moral issues confronting us as we prepare to send humans there
Does life exist on Mars? The question has captivated humans for centuries, but today it has taken on new urgency. As space agencies gear up to send the first manned missions to the Red Planet, we have a responsibility to think deeply about what kinds of life may already dwell there—and whether we have the right to invite ourselves in. Telling the complete story of our ongoing quest to answer one of the most tantalizing questions in astronomy, David Weintraub grapples with the profound moral and ethical questions confronting us as we prepare to introduce an unpredictable new life form—ourselves—into the Martian biosphere. Now with an afterword that discusses the most recent discoveries, Life on Mars explains what we need to know before we go.

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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780691209265
Topic
Ciencias físicas
Subtopic
Astronomía y astrofísica

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Chapter 1. Why Mars Matters
  7. Chapter 2. Martians?
  8. Chapter 3. Mars and Earth as Twins
  9. Chapter 4. Imaginary Mars
  10. Chapter 5. Misty Mars
  11. Chapter 6. Red Vegetation and Reasoning Beings
  12. Chapter 7. Water on Mars: The Real Deal
  13. Chapter 8. Canal Builders
  14. Chapter 9. Chlorophyll, Lichens, and Algae
  15. Chapter 10. Vikings on the Plains of Chryse and Utopia
  16. Chapter 11. Hot Potato
  17. Chapter 12. Methane and Mars
  18. Chapter 13. Digging in the Noise
  19. Chapter 14. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
  20. Chapter 15. Sniffing Martian Air with Curiosity
  21. Chapter 16. Chasing Martians
  22. Afterword
  23. Acknowledgments
  24. Appendix. Life on Mars Astronomers and Scientists
  25. Notes
  26. Glossary
  27. Index