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Ever thought of living on Mars? Will humans ever be able to live on other planets? Former NASA astronaut Dr. Dave Williams is the person to ask.  It turns out that Earth is a pretty good place to live. Finding other habitable environments in space is no easy task: temperatures on Mercury are ten times hotter than on Earth; winter on Neptune lasts about forty years, and Uranus is ten billion miles (sixteen billion kilometers) away. But there is one planet that looks promising: Mars. Even though it takes six months to get there, Mars most closely resembles Earth. So what would it take to make it habitable-and what would life look like there?

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Author:   Dave Williams ,  Loredana Cunti
Publisher:   Annick Press Ltd
Imprint:   Annick Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9781773210582

ISBN 10:   1773210580
Pages:   52
Publication Date:   22 November 2018
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children's (6-12)
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

4/5 Welcome from Dr. Dave 6/7 Introduction: Dare to Dream Chapter 1: Life on Earth 8/9 First Things First 10/13 The Perfect Planet 14/15 So, Why Leave? Chapter 2: Know the Neighborhood 16/17 Looking for Locations 18/19 Rocky Road 20/21 Out of Gas 22/23 Tops for Terrestrials Chapter 3: Moving Up? 24/25: Europa & Io 26/27: Enceladus & Titan 28/29 Moon Mission 30/31 Lunar Living 32/33 Destination: Mars 34/35 Life on the Red Planet 36/37 Moon or Mars? 38/39 Already There? 40/41 Space Cities Chapter 4: Turning Dreams Into Reality 42/43 Danger Zone 44/45 Practice Makes Perfect 46/47 Go Farther, Stay Longer 48/49 Conclusion: What’s Next? 50/51 Further Reading/Image Credits/Index

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Co-Author Dr. Dave Williams is a Canadian astronaut who participated in spaceflights aboard two NASA space shuttles; he also became an aquanaut through undersea research in the world's only underwater research laboratory. Co-Author Loredana Cunti is a specialist in children’s entertainment, a former Senior Vice President of Children’s Programming at Universal Pictures and a Cordon Bleu Pastry Chef. Loredana has developed a number of book-based characters for television including Geronimo Stilton, Pink Panther, and most recently George Green by Stephen and Lucy Hawking.

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