Credit & Copyright: The Viking Project,
NASA
Explanation:
For centuries, astronomers
have observed Mars, patiently compiling
many facts and theories.
Like a distant mirror of Earth dwellers' hopes and fears for
the future, Mars,
the fourth planet from the sun, has inspired profound
works of fiction as well.
Classics of
the science fiction genre with visions
of Earth's alluring planetary neighbor include
H.G. Wells'
terrifying
"War of the Worlds",
Edgar Rice Buroughs' John Carter adventure series
(Thuvia, Maid of Mars,
The Gods of Mars,
A Princess of Mars,
The Warlord of Mars),
Robert Heinlein's youthful
"Podkayne of Mars",
and Ray Bradbury's
reflective and philosophical
"The Martian Chronicles".
Through the years scientific theories about Mars
have been disproven,
but the sense of wonder and adventure
embodied in these works of fiction remain with us.
As two
spacecraft from Earth now draw close to the red planet-
in dreams, desires, and
a quest for knowledge - we are
once again bound for Mars.
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