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Mars trilogy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Mars trilogy is a series of three science fiction novels by Kim Stanley Robinson, chronicling the settlement and terraforming of the planet Mars. After returning from Mars, he is a public hero, and uses his considerable influence to lobby for another mission to Mars, this time a colonization mission. Russell is a leader of the Green movement (a movement whose goal is to terraform Mars) and also a brilliant and creative scientist who suffers aphasia (likely Broca's aphasia) after suffering a stroke while being brutally tortured by government security forces in Green Mars. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Green_Mars   (1575 words)

Mars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mars has only a quarter the surface area of the Earth and only one-tenth the mass (though its surface area is approximately equal to that of the Earth's dry land because Mars lacks oceans). The atmosphere on Mars is 95 percent carbon dioxide, 3 percent nitrogen, 1.6 percent argon, and traces of oxygen and water. The datum for Mars is defined by the fourth-degree and fourth-order spherical harmonic gravity field, with the zero altitude defined by the 610.5 Pa (6.105 mbar) atmospheric pressure surface (approximately 0.6% of Earth's) at a temperature of 273.16 K. This pressure and temperature correspond to the triple point of water. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mars_(planet)   (3748 words)

Mars trilogy -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Green Mars takes its title from the stage of terraforming that has taken place allowing (A living organism lacking the power of locomotion) plants to grow. A great portion of Blue Mars is concerned with the effects of extreme longevity on its fictional protagonists, most of whom have lived over two hundred (A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days) years as a result of repeated (The property of being long-lived) longevity treatments. After returning from Mars, he is a public hero, and uses his considerable influence to (A group of people who try actively to influence legislation) lobby for another mission to Mars, this time a (The act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies) colonization mission. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/mars_trilogy.htm   (1270 words)

Blue Mars Review Red Mars won the Nebula award, Green Mars won the Hugo, and Blue Mars is the eagerly-awaited third volume. Green Mars advanced the story of Mars' colonization, introducing many second- and third-generation characters, and ended in a generally successful revolution which established Martian independence. For me, however, the key to the meaning of this title is in a moving passage in the middle of the book; where one of the main characters, having formed the habit of "cataloguing" the changing Martian sunsets, and analyzing their color, sees one sunset which is a perfect blue, color of Earth's sky. www.sff.net /people/richard.horton/bluemars.htm   (900 words)

CNN - Official 'Mars flag' unfurls in space - January 7, 2000 The MARS project will enable scientists, engineers and perhaps astronauts to test the equipment and technology that may be deployed during a human mission to Mars. The red, green and blue colors derive from stages of Mars' transformation from barrenness to life depicted in the epic "Red Mars," "Green Mars," "Blue Mars" trilogy written by Kim Stanley Robinson, according to a Mars Society statement. The MARS primary structure, including all doors and windows, is slated to be completed by the first week of May 2000. archives.cnn.com /2000/TECH/space/01/07/mars.flag   (538 words)

ESA - Mars Express - Green light for deployment of ESA's Mars Express radar The European Space Agency has given the green light for the MARSIS radar on board its Mars Express spacecraft to be deployed during the first week of May. Assuming that this operation is successful, the radar will finally start the search for subsurface water reservoirs and studies of the Martian ionosphere. However, the analyses have shown that the Mars Express control systems would be able to cope with such a configuration and minimise the consequences for the other scientific instruments. Mars Express was launched on 2 June 2003 and reached the planet on 25 December 2003. www.esa.int /export/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEM42PXEM4E_0.html   (707 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) In "Green Mars" the colonists will attempt to turn the red planet into a lush garden for humanity. For their plan to transform Mars is opposed by those determined to preserve the hostile and barren beauty of Mars. Red Mars is gone, ripped apart by the violent and failed revolution of 2061. www.jim-watari.com /writers/Kim_Stanley_Robinson/green_mars.html   (399 words)

Green Mars Green Mars continues the story of humans settling the planet in a process called "terraforming." In Red Mars, the initial work in the trilogy, the first 100 scientists chosen to explore the planet disintegrated in disagreement--in part because of pressures from forces on Earth. The metanational and transnational corporations are a believable outgrowth of current economic trends and their reactions toward Mars and its denizens in GM logically follows their development in the novel. The culture of the youth born on Mars seen through the eyes of members of the First Hundred shows a wonderful sense of cultural development with all the elements it entails including genetics, the Martian environment, and how they were raised (interacting with the first two). www.xmlwriter.org /books/reviews/B0001V4PBS-2.html   (1936 words)

ipedia.com: Green Mars Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson is the second book in a trilogy, preceded by Red Mars and succeeded by Blue Mars about the settlement and terraforming of Mars. Green Mars (1993) by Kim Stanley Robinson is the second book in a trilogy, preceded by Red Mars (1992) and succeeded by Blue Mars (1996) about the settlement and terraforming of Mars. Robinson wrote a shorter work also called "Green Mars" (1985), which was nominated for the Hugo for Best Novella, but that is not part of the RGB Mars Trilogy. www.ipedia.com /green_mars.html   (166 words)

Kim Stanley Robinson: Green Mars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) It was really the Viking and Mariner probes which showed that this was not the case, and that Mars was far colder, more barren and had less water than had previously been supposed. In Red Mars, the scene is set, the major characters introduced and the terraforming process set off; the challenges to be faced and overcome are in many ways greater. The main issues here are political, as those living (and, indeed, born) on Mars become more and more bitterly opposed to the rapacious exploitation of Martian resources by the ruthless metanational corporations of Earth. www.geocities.com /Athens/Academy/6422/rev0560.html   (396 words)

Planetary Society: Headline for 8/4/00 The olivine on Mars was discovered after analyzing data from the Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) onboard Mars Global Surveyor (MGS), which is in orbit around the planet. While its green color is intriguing, the very presence of olivine on Mars is even more so, bringing up some interesting contradictions to current thinking regarding the "warm, wet" history of Mars. As a result, any weathering influences on Mars must have ceased before the olivine was laid down, otherwise the olivine would have all but disappeared. www.planetary.org /html/news/articlearchive/headlines/2000/drygreenmars.html   (726 words)

GREEN MARS, by Kim Stanley Robinson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Well, as I've mentioned, the terraforming of Mars is proceeding apace; there are genuine (human) Martians on the planet now, people who have been born and raised there, changed not only by the physical properties of the world but by the social, emotional and political conditions, too. Green Mars is very much about coming to terms with the past and learning from those lessons for the future - and making sure they are passed on. Green Mars is a masterful synthesis of internal and external landscapes and (with the reservation that I haven't yet read Blue Mars) I'm at a loss to understand why this trilogy isn't being shouted from the rooftops as a triumph of stringently reasoned and intensely felt literature. www.stuandmel.plus.com /Reviews/GreenMars.html   (705 words)

Are you a red or a green - www.ezboard.com I am SO green that from now on, my candy of choice is gonna be Mars bars. While I would love to see a green Mars eventually, I would prefer that extensive exploration be carried out first. Mars is a living, breathing world; Terra's peer and neighbor. p205.ezboard.com /fredcolonyfrm4.showMessage?topicID=1043.topic   (1009 words)

Amazon.co.uk: Books: Green Mars (Voyager Classics S.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) "Green Mars" seamlessly follows on from where "Red Mars" left off and it is just as well written and convincing as the first book of the trilogy. "Green Mars" sees the development of a "Martian Underground" resistance which tries to gain political independence from Earth and the transnational corporations that control it. The main characters are all infused with a steely determination to stop Mars becoming an Earth Mark 2 and the book explores their collective struggle to forge a separate Martian identity and society amidst the climate changes brought about by ongoing "terraforming" which is steadily "greening" Mars and creating large areas of surface ice. www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0007119593   (971 words)

BookkooB: Green Mars - Kim Stanley Robinson The first book in the Mars series brought us into a newly settled world and made us want to be there - although maybe not having to deal with all those fascinating problems with concrete. Green Mars continues developing characters that we met in the first book and tracking the political and ecological developments of a terraforming world. This book is the continuation of Red Mars, it shows how Mars has been changed by the people and how the people have been changed by Mars. www.bookkoob.co.uk /book/0586213902.htm   (671 words)

Amazon.com: Books: Green Mars (Mars Trilogy)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) As the surface of Mars warms and is seeded with genetically altered plants, the settlers await Earth's self-destruction, which they hope will give them a chance to claim their independence. "Green Mars" takes place a generation after those first pioneers landed, as ice meteorites are sent into the atmosphere to add moisture and deserts are being seeded with genetically engineered plants. I found Green Mars a satisfying, intelligent book which even nullifies my trifling criticisms of Red Mars: plot threads which seemed to have been dropped in Red Mars resurface here, not forgotten after all, and Robinson's seeming prejudice against Christians in Red Mars seems to be deliberately corrected in Green Mars. www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0553572393?v=glance   (2509 words)

Green Mars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Kim Stanley Robinson has earned a reputation as the master of Mars fiction, writing books that are scientific, sociological and, best yet, fantastic. In Red Mars, the initial work in the trilogy, the first 100 scientists chosen to explore the planet disintegrated in disagreement--in part because of pressures from forces on Earth. Green Mars, which won the 1994 Hugo Award, follows the development of the underground and the problems endemic to forming a new society. www.norwebster.com /astrohit/gmars96.html   (99 words)

Green Mars (Mars Trilogy)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Green Mars took a long long time to finish. Red Mars was fun, because it was a proper sci fi book, with the additional colonial political bits. Green Mars is 90% politics/talking about a revolution, and maybe 10% proper sci fi. www.duchs.com /isbn/0553572393   (146 words)

Revealing The True Colors of NASA An "averaged" green image was subsequently created, and the three images composited to produce the final color view. Because of the MGS low orbit, the distance to the Mars’ horizon (and thus, greatest optical path through the atmosphere) is only a few hundred miles in this view (and, because of the "push broom" nature of the Malin camera, the image is also somewhat distorted from a circular field of view). Some critics of the historical tendency to see the color "green" on Mars, explain away all these the observations thus: that a phenomenon called "simultaneous contrast" is responsible. www.lunaranomalies.com /colors.htm   (6225 words)

Green Mars | MetaFilter Among them is one which apparently was not part of the press kit (it hasn't been in any MEX-related report), and is not on the official ESA site: This one. Mars Global Surveyor's Thermal Emission Spectrometer identified a fairly large amount of near-surface or surface olivine. Although the presence of olivine is consistent with ice under the surface, as the latest evidence seems to indicate, it is unlikely that Mars has had a period of warm, wet climate in the past. www.metafilter.com /mefi/30927   (1207 words)

Interview: Kim Stanley Robinson Also, the process of terraformation, which Mars is a great candidate for, brings up all the issues of ecology and environmental management that are most pressing for us right now here on Earth. Mars functions as a mesocosm experiment in planetary control, in that it's bigger than a lab but smaller than the Earth's complex biosphere. Mars can help as experiment in planetary engineering -- what we learn there will be applicable here -- but it cannot help us as a new physical space, because the problems will be severe in the next hundred years, and Mars cannot be made inhabitable in less than 300 years; probably more like 3,000. www.scifi.com /sfw/issue23/interview.html   (2124 words)

Red Mars -- book review With meticulous details and keen insight into human nature, of both the individual and of groups, the author takes his readers on an odyssey of titanic proportions, a tale that is a journey without a knowable conclusion. Arguments and feuds occur between those who want to make Mars fully accessible and subject to the needs and desires of Earth and those who want to be fully independent of the home planet. As more and more humans follow the path of the first hundred, Martian soil will be rocked by explosive acts of environmental and political terrorism, and the lives of many of the first hundred will become forfeit in the struggle to determine the fate of an entire planet. www.curledup.com /redmar.htm   (455 words)

Printed Matter -- AUTHOR NAME -- Page "Green Mars," published in 1994, won the Hugo Award and "Blue Mars," published in 1996, won the Hugo in September for the best science fiction novel of the year. The trilogy describes the human habitation of Mars and the terraformation of Mars to support human life - a complicated evolution involving engineering, politics and biological sciences that Robinson follows for 200 years in 1,600 pages. "Mars was big news for the first time in many years," he said. test.dcn.davis.ca.us /go/gizmo/1997/antarctica.html   (876 words)

Spacecraft: Earth/Mars Blue/Green The novel appears as three volumes: On Blue's Waters, In Green's Jungles, and Return to the Whorl. In the book, human settlers have colonized the planet known as Blue and are terrorized by vampire shapeshifter aliens from the nearby planet Green. When the planets are close, the vampires are evidently able to fly from Green to Blue for a little fun. www.aoe.vt.edu /~cdhall/Space/archives/000135.html   (117 words)

Amazon.ca: Books: Blue Mars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Blue Mars, although suffering from a few passages of Robinson describing the landscape in a little too much detail, is a triumph of scale. I bought and read Blue Mars because I was astonished at the results of what was obviously an incredible amount of technical research done for its predecessors, "Red Mars" and "Green Mars" - and, from a layman's point of view, the seamless integration of same with speculative science fiction, and a gripping storyline. However, while Blue Mars did not disappoint with attention to detail, the fundamental issues of focused plot and reader entertainment appeared to have been forgotten, with soap-like chronology and milling sub-plots that threaten to confuse and alienate the reader. www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0553573357   (1126 words)

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