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Countdown to Mars

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On Feb. 18, 2021, the Perseverance rover is scheduled to touchdown on the Red Planet. Celebrate the landing through fiction and non-fiction books, movies and more! Youth materials included as well. #countdowntomars

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NASA Mars 2020 Rover Perserverance

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

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Read up on quick facts, keep track of the 7th Mars Rover (from distance currently traveled to speed), find out about the mission, and learn about the Rover, plus more! Read up on quick facts, keep track of the 7th Mars Rover (from distance currently traveled to speed), find out about the mission, and learn about the Rover, plus more! Show less

Send Your Name to Mars

https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/future

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Did you miss the chance to send your name to Mars via the Rover Perseverance? NASA is taking reservations! Send Your Name to Mars on NASA's next flight to the Red Planet. Fill out the online form! Did you miss the chance to send your name to Mars via the Rover Perseverance? NASA is taking reservations! Send Your Name to Mars on NASA's next flight to the Red Planet. Fill out the online form! Show less

Mission to Mars Student Challenge

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/mission-to-mars-student-challenge/

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you can join the excitement with NASA’s Mission to Mars Student Challenge. Classrooms, informal education groups, families, and individuals can design, bu...Show more you can join the excitement with NASA’s Mission to Mars Student Challenge. Classrooms, informal education groups, families, and individuals can design, build, and land their own spacecraft – just like NASA scientists and engineers do. Register for added fun, or simply follow along at your own pace using Educational Plans and Resources. Show less

The Massacre of Mankind

The Massacre of Mankind

Sequel to the War of the Worlds ; Authorized by the H.G. Wells Estate

by Baxter, Stephen

Book - 2017

A second Martian invasion begins 14 years after the first in this H.G. Wells estate-authorized sequel to the 1898 science fiction classic The War of the Worlds. A second Martian invasion begins 14 years after the first in this H.G. Wells estate-authorized sequel to the 1898 science fiction classic The War of the Worlds. Show less

A second Martian invasion begins 14 years after the first in this H.G. Wells estate-authorized sequel to the 1898 science fiction classic The War of the Worlds. A second Martian invasion begins 14 years after the first in this H.G. Wells estate-authorized sequel to the 1898 science fiction classic The War of the Worlds. Show less

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Before Mars

Before Mars

by Newman, Emma

Book - 2018

A standalone dark tale set within the Planetfall universe. Geologist Anna Kubrin is stationed on Mars and slowly starts to doubt her own memories and sani...Show more A standalone dark tale set within the Planetfall universe. Geologist Anna Kubrin is stationed on Mars and slowly starts to doubt her own memories and sanity. Already she feels like she is losing the connection with her husband and baby at home on Earth--and she'll be on Mars for over a year. Throwing herself into her work, she tries her best to fit in with the team, but her attempts are sidetracked when a series of creepy occurances take place. First, she finds a mysterious note written in her handwriting but with no memory of writing it. Second, her wedding ring has been replaced with a fake. Then, she locates a footprint in asection of the colony AI claims has NEVER been visited by humans. Anna begins to suspect that her assignment isn't as simple as she was led to believe. Is she caught up in an elaborate corporate conspiracy, or is she actually losing her mind? Anna has find the truth before her own mind destroys her. Show less

A standalone dark tale set within the Planetfall universe. Geologist Anna Kubrin is stationed on Mars and slowly starts to doubt her own memories and sani...Show more A standalone dark tale set within the Planetfall universe. Geologist Anna Kubrin is stationed on Mars and slowly starts to doubt her own memories and sanity. Already she feels like she is losing the connection with her husband and baby at home on Earth--and she'll be on Mars for over a year. Throwing herself into her work, she tries her best to fit in with the team, but her attempts are sidetracked when a series of creepy occurances take place. First, she finds a mysterious note written in her handwriting but with no memory of writing it. Second, her wedding ring has been replaced with a fake. Then, she locates a footprint in asection of the colony AI claims has NEVER been visited by humans. Anna begins to suspect that her assignment isn't as simple as she was led to believe. Is she caught up in an elaborate corporate conspiracy, or is she actually losing her mind? Anna has find the truth before her own mind destroys her. Show less

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The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

by Wells, H. G.

Book - 2007

As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the earth or so it goes in this classic tale which has been retold many ...Show more As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the earth or so it goes in this classic tale which has been retold many times since its publication in 1898...perhaps the most famous adaptation was Orson Welles's panic-inducing 1938 radio broadcast. Show less

As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the earth or so it goes in this classic tale which has been retold many ...Show more As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the earth or so it goes in this classic tale which has been retold many times since its publication in 1898...perhaps the most famous adaptation was Orson Welles's panic-inducing 1938 radio broadcast. Show less

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The Martian

The Martian

by Weir, Andy

Book - 2014

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4th Rock From the Sun

4th Rock From the Sun

The Story of Mars

by Jenner, Nicky

Book - 2017

523.43 JENNER NICKY. The author reviews Mars in its entirety - its nature, attributes, and impact on 3rd Rock-culture, its environmental science and geolo...Show more 523.43 JENNER NICKY. The author reviews Mars in its entirety - its nature, attributes, and impact on 3rd Rock-culture, its environmental science and geology, and its potential as a human colony - everything you need to know about the Red Planet (and quite a few things you don't). Show less

523.43 JENNER NICKY. The author reviews Mars in its entirety - its nature, attributes, and impact on 3rd Rock-culture, its environmental science and geolo...Show more 523.43 JENNER NICKY. The author reviews Mars in its entirety - its nature, attributes, and impact on 3rd Rock-culture, its environmental science and geology, and its potential as a human colony - everything you need to know about the Red Planet (and quite a few things you don't). Show less

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The Sirens of Mars

The Sirens of Mars

Searching for Life on Another World

by Johnson, Sarah Stewart

Book - 2020

576.83909 JOHNSON SARAH. A young planetary scientist intimately details the search for life on Mars, tracing our centuries-old obsession with this seemingly desolate planet. Available via Overdrive as an eBook and Downloadable Audiobook. 576.83909 JOHNSON SARAH. A young planetary scientist intimately details the search for life on Mars, tracing our centuries-old obsession with this seemingly desolate planet. Available via Overdrive as an eBook and Downloadable Audiobook. Show less

576.83909 JOHNSON SARAH. A young planetary scientist intimately details the search for life on Mars, tracing our centuries-old obsession with this seemingly desolate planet. Available via Overdrive as an eBook and Downloadable Audiobook. 576.83909 JOHNSON SARAH. A young planetary scientist intimately details the search for life on Mars, tracing our centuries-old obsession with this seemingly desolate planet. Available via Overdrive as an eBook and Downloadable Audiobook. Show less

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How We'll Live on Mars

How We'll Live on Mars

by Petranek, Stephen L.

Book - 2015

620.419 PETRANEK STEPHEN. It sounds like science fiction, but Stephen Petranek considers it fact: Within twenty years, humans will live on Mars. We'll nee...Show more 620.419 PETRANEK STEPHEN. It sounds like science fiction, but Stephen Petranek considers it fact: Within twenty years, humans will live on Mars. We'll need to. In this sweeping, provocative book that mixes business, science, and human reporting, Petranek makes the case that living on Mars is an essential back-up plan for humanity and explains in fascinating detail just how it will happen. Show less

620.419 PETRANEK STEPHEN. It sounds like science fiction, but Stephen Petranek considers it fact: Within twenty years, humans will live on Mars. We'll nee...Show more 620.419 PETRANEK STEPHEN. It sounds like science fiction, but Stephen Petranek considers it fact: Within twenty years, humans will live on Mars. We'll need to. In this sweeping, provocative book that mixes business, science, and human reporting, Petranek makes the case that living on Mars is an essential back-up plan for humanity and explains in fascinating detail just how it will happen. Show less

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Why Mars

Why Mars

NASA and the Politics of Space Exploration

by Lambright, W. Henry

Book - 2014

629.43 LAMBRIGHT W. Lambright's insightful book suggests that from Mars exploration we can learn lessons that apply to other large-scale national endeavors in science and technology. 629.43 LAMBRIGHT W. Lambright's insightful book suggests that from Mars exploration we can learn lessons that apply to other large-scale national endeavors in science and technology. Show less

629.43 LAMBRIGHT W. Lambright's insightful book suggests that from Mars exploration we can learn lessons that apply to other large-scale national endeavors in science and technology. 629.43 LAMBRIGHT W. Lambright's insightful book suggests that from Mars exploration we can learn lessons that apply to other large-scale national endeavors in science and technology. Show less

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Mars

Mars

Our Future on the Red Planet

by David, Leonard

Book - 2016

919.92304 DAVID LEONARD. The next frontier in space exploration is Mars, the red planetand human habitation of Mars isnt much farther off. Now the Nationa...Show more 919.92304 DAVID LEONARD. The next frontier in space exploration is Mars, the red planetand human habitation of Mars isnt much farther off. Now the National Geographic Channel goes years fast-forward with Mars, a six-part series documenting and dramatizing the next 25 years as humans land on and learn to live on Mars. This companion book to the series explores the science behind the mission and the challenges awaiting those brave individuals. Filled with vivid photographs taken on Earth, in space, and on Mars; arresting maps; and commentary from the worlds top planetary scientists, this fascinating book will take you millions of miles awayand decades into the futureto our next home in the solar system. Show less

919.92304 DAVID LEONARD. The next frontier in space exploration is Mars, the red planetand human habitation of Mars isnt much farther off. Now the Nationa...Show more 919.92304 DAVID LEONARD. The next frontier in space exploration is Mars, the red planetand human habitation of Mars isnt much farther off. Now the National Geographic Channel goes years fast-forward with Mars, a six-part series documenting and dramatizing the next 25 years as humans land on and learn to live on Mars. This companion book to the series explores the science behind the mission and the challenges awaiting those brave individuals. Filled with vivid photographs taken on Earth, in space, and on Mars; arresting maps; and commentary from the worlds top planetary scientists, this fascinating book will take you millions of miles awayand decades into the futureto our next home in the solar system. Show less

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Ultimate Mars Challenge

Ultimate Mars Challenge

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523.43 ULTIMATE. Mars Curiosity, the 6th Rover. 523.43 ULTIMATE. Mars Curiosity, the 6th Rover. Show less

523.43 ULTIMATE. Mars Curiosity, the 6th Rover. 523.43 ULTIMATE. Mars Curiosity, the 6th Rover. Show less

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Mars

Mars

DVD - 2017

Season 1. Set in the year 2033, this one-of-a-kind blend of scripted drama and fascinating documentary sequences centers on twin female astronauts who courageously embark on an epic adventure: humanity's awe-inspiring quest to colonize Mars. Season 1. Set in the year 2033, this one-of-a-kind blend of scripted drama and fascinating documentary sequences centers on twin female astronauts who courageously embark on an epic adventure: humanity's awe-inspiring quest to colonize Mars. Show less

Season 1. Set in the year 2033, this one-of-a-kind blend of scripted drama and fascinating documentary sequences centers on twin female astronauts who courageously embark on an epic adventure: humanity's awe-inspiring quest to colonize Mars. Season 1. Set in the year 2033, this one-of-a-kind blend of scripted drama and fascinating documentary sequences centers on twin female astronauts who courageously embark on an epic adventure: humanity's awe-inspiring quest to colonize Mars. Show less

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Mars

Mars

Season 2

DVD - 2018

Season 2. The first manned mission from Earth to Mars in 2033 attempts to colonize the red planet. Season 2. The first manned mission from Earth to Mars in 2033 attempts to colonize the red planet. Show less

Season 2. The first manned mission from Earth to Mars in 2033 attempts to colonize the red planet. Season 2. The first manned mission from Earth to Mars in 2033 attempts to colonize the red planet. Show less

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The Martian

The Martian

DVD - 2016

After a bad storm blows across Mars Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet he must find a way to signal to Earth and in the meantime, survive on limited supplies. After a bad storm blows across Mars Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet he must find a way to signal to Earth and in the meantime, survive on limited supplies. Show less

After a bad storm blows across Mars Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet he must find a way to signal to Earth and in the meantime, survive on limited supplies. After a bad storm blows across Mars Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet he must find a way to signal to Earth and in the meantime, survive on limited supplies. Show less

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Total Recall

Total Recall

DVD - 2001

In the year 2084 a worker leaves Earth for the mind-bending nightmarish reality of a Martian mining colony ruled over by a dictator who can alter reality to suit his whims. In the year 2084 a worker leaves Earth for the mind-bending nightmarish reality of a Martian mining colony ruled over by a dictator who can alter reality to suit his whims. Show less

In the year 2084 a worker leaves Earth for the mind-bending nightmarish reality of a Martian mining colony ruled over by a dictator who can alter reality to suit his whims. In the year 2084 a worker leaves Earth for the mind-bending nightmarish reality of a Martian mining colony ruled over by a dictator who can alter reality to suit his whims. Show less

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Make A Space Center

Make A Space Center

by Claybourne, Anna

Book - 2020

745.592 CLAYBOURN ANNA (Juvenile NF). Help 5-9th grade students develop STEAM skills as they design and build their very own space center! This book conta...Show more 745.592 CLAYBOURN ANNA (Juvenile NF). Help 5-9th grade students develop STEAM skills as they design and build their very own space center! This book contains step-by-step projects, complete with clear instructions to make every element a model space center needs, including a rocket and launch pad, Mars rover, and satellite. Show less

745.592 CLAYBOURN ANNA (Juvenile NF). Help 5-9th grade students develop STEAM skills as they design and build their very own space center! This book conta...Show more 745.592 CLAYBOURN ANNA (Juvenile NF). Help 5-9th grade students develop STEAM skills as they design and build their very own space center! This book contains step-by-step projects, complete with clear instructions to make every element a model space center needs, including a rocket and launch pad, Mars rover, and satellite. Show less

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