About the Author

Jim Bell is Professor of Astronomy at Cornell. He was in charge of the photography on the Spirit and Opportunity rover missions to Mars that touched down in 2004.

Reviews

"Open the book, and look at the Martian sky. By an Earthling's standards, it's an odd colour to be sure, but its otherworldly quality comes from something else. There is no hint of movement, no evidence of plants or people...it's stark and yet quite beautiful. Somehow though, it's familiar." - Bill Nye, from his introduction"