mars (planet)

The Chang family is sent to live on Mars, but discovers that they're not the first there. Includes historical facts and timeline.

Using simple text, maps, and dramatic photographs, this book introduces readers to Mars, relying on the latest scientific findings from NASA and other space agencies. Features include Mars' physical measurements, its geology, atmosphere, gravity, orbit, and climate. Also covered are geographical wonders such as Valles Marineris (the largest canyon in the solar system) and Olympus Mons (the largest volcano), as well as major craters, icy poles, and Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos.

Is there life on Mars? Could humankind eventually colonize the red planet? NASA and other space agencies have been working to answer these questions for decades. From high-powered telescopes to the Mars rovers, the tools used to explore Mars are incredible pieces of technology and what they've discovered about Mars is even more amazing. In this book, readers travel through the history of study of the fourth planet from the sun, including the missions to Mars so far and what modern scientists are doing to learn more.

Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese cat that thinks he is a Chihuahua dog, has an adventure on Mars.

Set in an experimental community on Mars in the year 2039, the Mars Diaries feature fourteen-year-old virtual-reality specialist Tyce Sanders.

Set in an experimental community on Mars in the year 2039, the Mars Diaries feature fourteen-year-old virtual-reality specialist Tyce Sanders. In Mission 3 a quake triggers the appearance of strange black boxes on the Martian landscape. So director Rawling asks Tyce and his father to journey with him across the Martian plain. As Tyce approaches a box, he makes a startling discovery- one that could change life for everyone in the universe. That is, if Tyce lives to uncover the truth. Tyce finds that the mysteries of the planet point to his greatest discovery, a new relationship with God.

A Secret Institute holds 23 kids prisoner, an evil part of the Terrataker's plot to take over the world. Their first target is the Governors' Summit in New York, only two days away. Tyce and Ashley must find a way to save the governors and the world from war!..

In this graphic version of the classic story, Martians abandon their dying planet and invade Earth.

Do we see the Mars that truly is? Or the Mars we want to see? Explore these and other exciting questions about the "Red Planet" in this dynamic DVD.

In the summer of 1996, NASA scientists made an outstanding announcement. A meteorite in storage for years at the Smithsonian Institution had finally been indentified as a piece of Martian rock. The secrets the meteorite held inside it were even more astonishing. Within its gritty crevices was evidence of a primitive life form. Life on Mars? If true, it marks a turning point in human history.