Magnificent Mars -- Ken Croswell

In the biggest, most lavishly elegant book about Mars ever published, the
author and astronomer behind Magnificent Universe takes readers on a
spectacular pictorial voyage to the planet that has captured humankind's
imagination for thousands of years. Exploration of the planet Mars has
always posed the question "Are we alone?" As the most earthly planet in the
solar system, Mars has long offered the prospect of another living world
near Earth. Recent spacecraft have painted a picture of a world long ago
that may have been very similar to ours, a key reason for NASA's two
landings on Mars just after Christmas. Dr. Croswell explores both modern
and ancient Mars, and by using the four elements--Earth, Air, Fire, and
Water--unifies the two very different versions of Mars.

Both these talks are free and open to all. They include spectacular images
from Magnificent Mars:

Friday night December 12: Orange CA. Sponsored by the Orange County
Astronomers.
Saturday night December 13: Riverside CA. Sponsored by the Riverside
Astronomical Society.

For details, see http://KenCroswell.com and click "Talks."

"Our little neighbor Mars will be the first New World of the century that
has just dawned. Ken Croswell has done a superb job in outlining what is
known, and what is suspected, about the next home of mankind beyond the
Moon."
--Arthur C. Clarke

Other upcoming cities:
Boston (tentative), New York, Philadelphia, Toronto (tentative), Cleveland,
Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Dallas, Salt Lake
City, San Francisco.

Correct email: MagnificentUniverse "at" yahoo "dot" com.