探索火星（附100余幅照片）The Real Mars

In January 2004 two NASA spacecraft, making an interplanetary trek to Mars, landed separately on the rocky surface of the red planet. By the end of the month the work of the twin robot geologists, the exploration rovers known as Spirit and Opportunity, had begun. The photos and evidence were exciting; and it seemed there might even be life on the fourth rock from the sun. Illustrated in color, with more than 100 spectacular orbital and surface images from recent probes as well as from NASA spacecraft, the Hubble space telescope, and Earth-based observatories, Michael Hanlon’s The Real Mars relates the history of a planet that has piqued human curiosity and study for centuries. Hanlon also visits Mars as it has been imagined in movies and science fiction, illustrating this with film stills, movie posters, book covers, and more. The object of Hanlon’s quest is, however, a third or real Mars. He contends that many scientists are currently creating a planet that may be no more real than a movie Mars with often confusing evidence of Earthlike possibilities. This book shows us that, although the journey has been long, we actually still stand at the beginning of a transformative voyage.

作者简介：
　　MICHAEL HANLON is the Science Editor on the Daily Mail, and a writer known for his ability to make science accessible. He is the author of The Worlds of 6alileo: The Inside Story of NASA "s Mission to Jupiter, with a foreword by Arthur C. Clarke. Prior to working at the DailyMail, Michael was Science Editor at the Daily Express, and before　that spent several years at the Independent. He　contributes regularly to magazines and radio　specializing in comment and analysis of all science and technology news, with a focus on space exploration and astronomy.

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Dr Jim Garvin
Author's Preface
Introduction: Lowell's Shadow
Old Mars
A Question of Water
The Martian Eden
A Cold, Dry Place
Going to Mars
Not Going to Mars
Invasion of the Robots
Faces and Pyramids
Global Warming on Mars
The Dog That Didn't Bark
The Armada Arrives
Martians
Earth on Mars
First Steps
Conclusion: The Real Mars
Appendix: Mars Missions
Bibliography and References
Index