The University of Arizona Press
November 9, 2021
In a recent virtual presentation for the University of Arizona’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Discovering Mars: A History of Observation and Exploration of the Red Planet co-author William Sheehan discussed this new book from the University of Arizona Press that vividly conveys the way our understanding of this other planet has grown from earliest times to the present.
The story is epic in scope — an Iliad or Odyssey for our time, at least so far largely without the folly, greed, lust, and tragedy of those ancient stories. Instead, the narrative of our quest for the Red Planet has showcased some of our species’ most hopeful attributes: curiosity, cooperation, exploration, and the restless drive to understand our place in the larger universe.
