Missions and events – chronological list; Foreword Andy Chaikin; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Chronological sequence of missions and events; 2. Phobos and Deimos; 3. Updates to Volume 1; Tables; Bibliography; Index.
An essential reference source on modern Mars exploration, analysing twenty-first-century mission proposals and spacecraft, rover and landing operations.
Philip J. Stooke is a cartographer and imaging expert at the University of Western Ontario, whose interest in mapping the Moon and planets began during the Apollo missions. He has developed novel methods for mapping asteroids and many of his asteroid maps are now accessible from NASA's Planetary Data System. He has studied spacecraft locations on the Moon and Mars, notably locating Viking 2 on Mars. He is the author of many papers and articles on planetary mapping, planetary geology, and the history of cartography and planetary science. His book The International Atlas of Lunar Exploration was published by Cambridge University Press in 2008. This was followed by The International Atlas of Mars Exploration: The First Five Decades (Cambridge, 2012) which was selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association in 2013.
'… fascinating …' BBC Sky at Night magazine
'… this new volume documents missions from roughly 2004 to 2014. In
telling his story, the author draws directly from NASA mission
activity logs, technical operations blogs, imaging archives, and
scientific meetings. Each mission's day-to-day activities are
presented in travelogue form, richly illustrated with detailed
images and maps drawn by the author for each site. Images of the
landing sites and movements of the landers taken from orbit put the
accounts of the ground-based explorations in perspective … Not a
science book, this historical atlas narrates the rovers' adventures
through maps and images. This invaluable reference for practicing
planetary scientists is, by design, easily accessible to
laypersons. If one ever plans to explore Mars vicariously or in
person, this is the travel guide to take along.' Choice
'I warmly commend the Atlas to purchasers …' Richard McKim, The
Observatory
'The International Atlas of Mars Exploration: From Spirit to
Curiosity: Volume 2 is a wonderfully thorough collection of maps
that contextualize human exploration of Mars between 2004 and 2014.
These maps are presented at many scales; from hemispherical maps of
potential landing sites across Mars to centimeter-scale maps of
brushed spots and laser imprints on surface rocks investigated by
surface rovers. By presenting maps in a chronological series based
on both proposed and actualized Mars missions, Stooke provides a
valuable resource for the spatial, temporal and mechanical context
of our selection of Mars landing sites and specific surface
observations … Together, these descriptions, tables, and maps
constitute an important resource for researchers, space historians,
or anyone interested in retracing the steps of these four missions,
which have dramatically changed our understanding of our
neighboring planet.' Kirsten Siebach, American Mineralogist
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