Includes index. "With NASA inventor, Penny Boston"--Cover.
Contents:
Introduction -- Mars's desolate surface -- Inventor feature: Studying life that hasn't been found -- How caves form -- Caves around the solar system -- Inventor feature: Falling into caving -- At home in the caves of Mars -- Big idea: Inflatable cave liners -- Inventor feature: Growing up -- Can we breathe Mars's air? -- Can we breathe part of Mars's air? -- Experiments with mouse-tronauts -- Inventor feature: Reaching out -- Big idea: Duckweed bioreactor -- Different air for different fare -- Protecting caves -- NIAC symposium -- Glossary -- Inventor challenge: Experimental cave -- Index.
Summary:
"The surface of Mars is fraught with danger for a human traveler. An unbreathable atmosphere, icy temperatures, and harmful radiation are just some of the hazards. But things are a little more inviting below the surface. Learn how NASA astrobiologist Penny Boston plans to create living spaces in caves for the first Martian explorers"--Back cover.
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