Books with title MARS Journeys to the Red Planet

Many scientists think Mars was once covered with water, just like Earth. Was Mars once home to living creatures as well? Will people one day live on Mars? Scientists are keeping a close eye on Mars in the hope of answering these questions. Readers will be excited to open this book and find out more about one of the solar systems most interesting locations.

A series that examines the Red Planet’s physical characteristics considers how its mythology over the centuries has affected popular culture in books and films, and covers the major spacecraft missions that have been sent to Mars as well as NASA’s future plans to send humans to the mysterious planet. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Undoubtedly, getting to Mars is not going to be easy. The voyagers will face extreme physical danger--from asteroids and massive Martian dust storms to erupting giant volcanoes. Could humans survive the Red Planet?Drawing on the latest scientific research, and delving into humankind's fascination with Mars, Jonathan Webb creates a lively picture of what a Mars expedition would be like--from life aboard a Mars habitation module, how the astronauts wouldexplore the planet's surface, to their triumphant return to Earth.