Download or read book Mars Beckons written by John Noble Wilford and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1991-12-03 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer traverses the vast physical and cognitive distances between earth and Mars, offering an informed vision of the future of Martian exploration. "Mars Beckons" is a fascinating synthesis of myth, history, politics, and high technology, written with the momentum of a grand adventure story.