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MarsQuest
In the first section,聽鈥淗辞尘补驳别,鈥�聽we trace Mars through history 鈥� from an 鈥渋ncantation鈥� of the various War God forms given by different cultures, to the early observations of Schiaparelli and Lowell, and the infamous 鈥渃anals鈥� which led to science-fiction stories about Martians. We hear excerpts from H.聽G. Wells 鈥淲ar Of The Worlds鈥� and Edgar Rice Burroughs鈥檚 鈥淏arsoom鈥� novels. MarsQuest聽details the Mars of our time 鈥� as seen in the night sky, through binoculars and telescopes, and from our Mars explorations. Mission findings from more than a quarter century of spacecraft missions feature reports on Mars weather, climate, and areology. We compare the climate and terrain of Earth and Mars, and present the current thinking about the areologic history of the planet, and a rationale for future exploration.聽Show length: 41 minutes