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Mars Challenge HC (2020 First Second Books) comic books

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    Mars Challenge HC (2020 First Second Books) 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Written by Alison Wilgus. Art and cover by Wyeth Yates.

    Travel to deep space and back again with The Mars Challenge, a nonfiction graphic novel for teens about the science and logistics of a manned mission to Mars.

    Nadia is a teenager with a dream: to be the first woman on Mars. But there are a lot of obstacles in her way: gravity wells, interplanetary trajectories, space weather, and that pesky rocket equation. It's a good thing Nadia's friend Eleanor is a space wiz. Eleanor explains how scientists are working to overcome the numerous challenges involved in a manned mission to Mars.

    The challenges are great, but not insurmountable. Humans can reach Mars in our lifetime, and this book explains how it can be done.

    Hardcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 208 pages, full color.

    Cover price $24.99.