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- 2005046560 abstract "Sixteen million years ago, an asteroid crashing into Mars sent fragments flying into space and, eons later, one was pulled by the Earth's gravity onto the icy wilderness of Antarctica, where a geologist spotted it. In its new home at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, the rock languished on a shelf for nine years. Then, in 1993, a geochemist unmasked the rock as a Martian meteorite. Before long, possible signs of once-living organisms were detected, and the obscure rock became a rock star. From the second the story broke in Science magazine, it spawned waves of excitement, envy, competitive zeal, and calculation. The narrative traces the steps that led to this risky move and follows the rippling impact on the scientists' lives, the future of space exploration, the search for life on Mars, and the struggle to understand the origins of life on Earth.--From publisher description.".
- 2005046560 contributor B10157285.
- 2005046560 coverage "Mars (Planet)".
- 2005046560 created "c2006.".
- 2005046560 date "2006".
- 2005046560 date "c2006.".
- 2005046560 dateCopyrighted "c2006.".
- 2005046560 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-375) and index.".
- 2005046560 description "Sixteen million years ago, an asteroid crashing into Mars sent fragments flying into space and, eons later, one was pulled by the Earth's gravity onto the icy wilderness of Antarctica, where a geologist spotted it. In its new home at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, the rock languished on a shelf for nine years. Then, in 1993, a geochemist unmasked the rock as a Martian meteorite. Before long, possible signs of once-living organisms were detected, and the obscure rock became a rock star. From the second the story broke in Science magazine, it spawned waves of excitement, envy, competitive zeal, and calculation. The narrative traces the steps that led to this risky move and follows the rippling impact on the scientists' lives, the future of space exploration, the search for life on Mars, and the struggle to understand the origins of life on Earth.--From publisher description.".
- 2005046560 extent "xii, 394 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- 2005046560 identifier "1400060109 (acid-free paper)".
- 2005046560 identifier "9781400060108".
- 2005046560 identifier 2005046560-b.html.
- 2005046560 identifier 2005046560-d.html.
- 2005046560 identifier 2005046560-s.html.
- 2005046560 issued "2006".
- 2005046560 issued "c2006.".
- 2005046560 language "eng".
- 2005046560 publisher "New York : Random House,".
- 2005046560 spatial "Mars (Planet)".
- 2005046560 subject "576.8/39 22".
- 2005046560 subject "Life on other planets.".
- 2005046560 subject "Mars probes.".
- 2005046560 subject "Meteorites.".
- 2005046560 subject "QB54 .S263 2006".
- 2005046560 title "The rock from Mars : a detective story on two planets / Kathy Sawyer.".
- 2005046560 type "text".