This Is Mars

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This Is Mars offers a thrilling visual experience of the surface of the red planet. The multi-award-winning French editor and designer Xavier Barral has chosen and composed photographic frames, drawn from the comprehensive photographic map of Mars made by the U.S. observation satellite MRO (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter), to revel in the wonder of Mars. What Yann Arthus-Bertrand did with a light aircraft for The Earth from the Air , Barral does for Mars-by scouring tens of thousands of gigabytes of satellite photographs available from NASA, seeking out the most distinct images of the planet's surface. The result is visionary-a great science book, a unique artist's book, and a stunning object. The photographs are accompanied by an introduction from research scientist Alfred S. McEwen, principle investigator of the HiRISE telescope; an essay by astrophysicist Francis Rocard, who explains the story of Mars's origins and its evolution; and a timeline by geophysicist Nicolas Mangold, who demystifies some of Mars's geological history. Now available as a mid-sized, accessibly priced edition, This Is Mars will excite lovers of great photobooks, and everyone curious about the universe and beyond.

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The photographs are credited to NASA/MRO (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Its the most sophisticated camera mankind has ever built and these photos are some of the highest resolution images ever taken. These images are not intented to be art they are scientific documents, yet they are as great as any art I have seen. For us in the creative world obsessed with photography and art, these images are a strong tonic reminding us of how big and still unknown the universe is. Alexander Galan, WESC

Who knew the red planet could look so gorgeous in black and white Slate

This book is a perfect marriage of science and art. Telegraph

This is a giant leap for a photo book. Telegraph

This is Mars celebrates the art of exploration. The Washington Post

As well as the jaw-dropping imagery that reside on its glossy pages, the design of This is Mars has been impeccably thought out. It's Nice That

The photographs are credited to NASA/MRO (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter). Its the most sophisticated camera mankind has ever built and these photos are some of the highest resolution images ever taken. These images are not intented to be art they are scientific documents, yet they are as great as any art I have seen. For us in the creative world obsessed with photography and art, these images are a strong tonic reminding us of how big and still unknown the universe is. Alexander Galan, "WESC"

Who knew the red planet could look so gorgeous in black and white "Slate"

This book is a perfect marriage of science and art. "Telegraph"

This is a giant leap for a photo book. "Telegraph"

"This is Mars" celebrates the art of exploration. "The Washington Post"

As well as the jaw-dropping imagery that reside on its glossy pages, the design of This is Mars has been impeccably thought out. "It's Nice That" "

Author Bio

Xavier Barral is a photographer, former art director, and founder of Paris-based publishers ditions Xavier Barral. Among other awards, he has received the Art Book Prize at the Frankfurt Book Fair for Andy Warhol, cinma, published by ditions Carr. ditions Xavier Barral was established in 2002. Dr. Alfred S. McEwen is professor in the Department of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona, and director of the Planetary Image Research Lab (PIRL). Francis Rocard is an astrophysicist and leader of the Centre national dtudes spatiales (CNES) Mars exploration program. Nicolas Mangold is a geophysicist based in Nantes, France.