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The most comprehensive look at our relationship with Mars--yesterday, today, and tomorrow--through history, archival images, pop culture ephemera, and interviews with NASA scientists, for fans of Andy Weir and For All Mankind.

Mars has been a source of fascination and speculation ever since the ancient Egyptians observed its blood-red hue and named it for their god of war and plague. But it wasn't until the 19th century when "canals" were observed on the surface of the Red Planet, suggesting the presence of water, that scientists, novelists, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs became obsessed with the question of whether there's life on Mars.

Since then, Mars has fully invaded pop culture, inspiring its own day of the week (Tuesday), an iconic Looney Tunes character, and many novels and movies, from Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles to The Martian. It's this cultural familiarity with the fourth planet that continues to inspire advancements in Mars exploration, from NASA's launch of the Mars rover Perseverance to Elon Musk's quest to launch a manned mission to Mars through SpaceX by 2024. Perhaps, one day, we'll be able to answer the questions our ancestors asked when they looked up at the night sky millennia ago.

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  • Title The Big Book of Mars: From Ancient Egypt to the Martian, a Deep-Space Dive Into Our Obsession with the Red Planet
  • Author Marc Hartzman
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Quirk Books
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9781683692096 / 1683692098
  • Weight 2.38 lbs (1.08 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 7.8 x 0.9 in (25.15 x 19.81 x 2.29 cm)
  • Category Pop Arts / Pop Culture
  • Library of Congress subjects Mars (Planet) - In popular culture - History
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2020011865
  • Dewey Decimal Code 523.43

About the author

Marc Hartzman has been called "one of America's leading connoisseurs of the bizarre" (ABCNews.com) and is the author of several books, including The Big Book of Mars, Chasing Ghosts, and We Are Not Alone. More of his love for the unusual can be found on his site WeirdHistorian.com.
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