Mars
Ben Bova
RosettaBooks
<p>Jamie Waterman is a young Navaho geologist who is picked for the ground team of the first manned expedition to Mars. He will be joining an international team of astronauts and scientists. But once the crew land on Mars, they soon discover they must battle not only the alien land on which they have invaded but earthbound bureaucrats as well. When they come face to face with a chasm ten times as deep and large as the Grand Canyon, all twenty-five astronauts must face the most shocking discovery of all...</p><p><br></p><p><b>Epic in scope, unparalleled in execution,&nbsp;<i>Mars&nbsp;</i>is an unforgettable portrait of space, politics, science, and humanity&nbsp;that captures for all time the mystery and wonder of an alien frontier</b><br><br>It&nbsp;is a world shrouded in mystery--a planet pocked by meteors, baked by&nbsp;ultraviolet light, and covered by endless deserts the color of dried&nbsp;blood.<br><br>To this harsh and unforgiving planet travel the&nbsp;twenty-give astronauts of the international Mars mission. Now, as the&nbsp;landers touch down and the base dome is inflated and the robotic&nbsp;explorers are sent aloft, they must somehow come together in a struggle&nbsp;of discovery and survival.<br><br>Battling deadly meteor showers,&nbsp;subzero temperatures, and a mysterious "Mars virus," these intrepid<br>explorers are on their way to the most incredible and shocking discovery&nbsp;of all.<br></p></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br>