The Ultimate Planets

Comes with CD-ROM. From the windswept plains of Mars to the ice-covered ocean of Europa, and outward bound to the mysterious Saturnian moon Titan, the host of objects in our solar system have been yielding-and soon will reveal still more-hidden secrets to the inquiring eyes of our orbiters, landers, and rovers. NASA's Mars Pathfinder and its Sojourner rover proved a surprise media hit; the Mars Global Surveyor will produce a detailed map of the planet over a two-year period. In QPB The Ultimate Planets, these and other ongoing and future expeditions will be studied for clues to the origin of life, the existence of planets in other galaxies, and the beginnings of the universe itself.