The sirens of Mars : searching for life on another world
Johnson, Sarah Stewart2021
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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:
UK : Penguin Books, 2021.
Collation:
xv, 266 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Crown, 2020."An Allen Lane book"--Back cover.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141981581 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
93006