TY - BOOK AU - Bova,Ben TI - Mars T2 - Planet books SN - 0553078925 : AV - PS3552.O84 M37 1992 U1 - 813/.54 20 PY - 1992/// CY - New York PB - Bantam Books KW - Space flight KW - Fiction KW - Astronauts KW - Mars (Planet) KW - Science fiction, American KW - Science fiction KW - gsafd N1 - A Bantam Spectra book; Also issued online N2 - Half Navajo American Jamie Waterman is a geologist whose dream comes true when he is selected for the first landing team on Mars. He endures the rigors of training, the personality conflicts and political intrigues, as well as the dangers of traveling over 100 million kilometers in space. Once the international crew lands on Mars, they discover they must battle not only the alien land they have invaded but earthbound bureaucrats as well. As they head toward a chasm that is ten times larger than the Grand Canyon, the twenty-five astronauts come face-to-face with the most shocking discovery of all UR - http://www.archive.org/details/mars00bova UR - http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL1549826M ER -