{"id":100,"date":"2006-11-22T07:17:59","date_gmt":"2006-11-22T11:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=100"},"modified":"2008-08-05T11:08:45","modified_gmt":"2008-08-05T15:08:45","slug":"first-woman-astronaut-releases-updated-mars-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=100","title":{"rendered":"First woman astronaut releases updated Mars book"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The Mystery of Mars,” written in part by the first woman astronaut, has been updated<\/a> with information from the Mars rovers. First published in 1996, the book is targeted at a young audience. My hat is off to Sally Ride for her commendable push to interest kids in science!<\/p>\n

Written for readers ages 9 and older, “The Mystery of Mars” draws on data from rovers and other spacecraft to paint a vivid portrait of a planet “that is starkly beautiful, but cold, dry and desolate,” Ride and O’Shaughnessy write.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

It’s an excellent, introductory primer on the fourth planet from the sun — a richly detailed look at Mars that is both engaging and scientifically accurate.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

The 48-page book traces the evolution of Earth and Mars in a side-by-side sort of way, laying out in logical fashion how microscopic life might have formed on the seemingly inhospitable red planet.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Also worth a look is the six-book Sally Ride Science series Totally Amazing Careers in Science.<\/p>\n

The softcover books each feature stories on a dozen real men and women who have remarkably cool jobs in aerospace, Earth sciences, engineering, environmental sciences, health sciences and space sciences.<\/p>\n

Written to encourage young readers to consider careers in math, science and engineering, the books feature local talent.<\/p>\n

Among those in the spotlight: Raymond Wheeler, a plant physiologist at Kennedy Space Center; Marcia Dunn, an aerospace reporter with The Associated Press at Cape Canaveral; and Brig. Gen. Susan Helms, a former astronaut and aerospace engineer now serving as commander of the Air Force’s 45 Space Wing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“The Mystery of Mars,” written in part by the first woman astronaut, has been updated with information from the Mars rovers. First published in 1996, the book is targeted at a young audience. 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