Postcards From Mars by Jim Bell
The first photographic tour of the surface of another planet has now been accomplished. Those who thrilled at the lunar beauty of Full Moon and the Imax smash hit, Roving Mars, will marvel at this awesome, vivid and beautiful portrait of the red planet. Jim Bell led the photography team in the historic mobile Robert mission to Mars. With his unique perspective, these images take the viewer from the brave launches of these robots to the alien landscape they discovered and the mysteries of the planet they helped to solve.James Bell is an Associate Professor in Cornell University's Department of Astronomy. He is the main scientist for the NASA Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity's Pancam color imaging system, as well as a member of the NASA Mars Pathfinder, Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR), Mars 2001 Odyssey Orbiter, Mars 2005 Reconnaissance Orbiter, and 2009 Mars Science Laboratory rover mission scientific teams. He is an editor for Icarus and has an asteroid named after him (8146 Jimbell) by the International Astronomical Union. He has produced or co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific publications about Mars, is an editor for Icarus, and has an asteroid named after him (8146 Jimbell) by the International Astronomical Union.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780525949855 |
| ISBN 10 | 0525949852 |
| Title | Postcards From Mars |
| Author | Jim Bell |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2006-11-02 |
| Number of pages | 220 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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