A review by north_willow
Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet by Marianne Dyson, Buzz Aldrin
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Honestly, I liked this better than I thought I would've. I actually learned a lot of things from reading this. I used to think of colonizing Mars as a faraway dream but after reading this, it still feels far away but less of a dream. To think that there might be a time in the future where Mars is colonized and people can go back and forth between colonies
This book also introduced me to the concept of terraforming. I've heard of it but it seemed unrealistic. Now it looks like terraforming is grounded in facts. To think that humans might have the power to turn a non-hospitable planet hospitable is crazy and exciting (now if we can figure out how to do that for our planet...)
Anyway, this is targeted towards kids but teens and adults can also learn a lot of useful information. 5/5
This book also introduced me to the concept of terraforming. I've heard of it but it seemed unrealistic. Now it looks like terraforming is grounded in facts. To think that humans might have the power to turn a non-hospitable planet hospitable is crazy and exciting (now if we can figure out how to do that for our planet...)
Anyway, this is targeted towards kids but teens and adults can also learn a lot of useful information. 5/5