--- product_id: 51545829 title: "Mars: A New View of the Red Planet" price: "470993CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/51545829-mars-a-new-view-of-the-red-planet store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Mars: A New View of the Red Planet **Price:** 470993CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Mars: A New View of the Red Planet - **How much does it cost?** 470993CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/51545829-mars-a-new-view-of-the-red-planet) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy Mars: A New View of the Red Planet by Sparrow, Giles (ISBN: 9781786483720) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Review: This is the current magnum opus on Mars - This is a fabulous book, but not for casual browsing, but rather to savor a huge amount of fascinating, but mainly orbiter aerial photos. For those old enough to remember the first 200 odd pixel monochrome Mariner pictures of Mars, the images in this book are like science fiction. Giles Sparrow has undoubtedly put a lot of effort into this sumptuous volume. The text is measured, knowledgeable, up-to-date, covering virtually every aspect of the planet , but short on geological analysis. Otherwise, A to Z stuff. Personally I would have preferred more geologically informative captions (with more sizing-scales as a previous reviewer mentions), but of course this would require a lot more research. Rather than a seeming tendency in places to include 'bling' images (and rare ones) which are thin on info, I would have been interested in more classic images packed with a lot more explanatory data - even at the risk of being speculative. Don't misread me here. This is a book filled with up-to-date images (and text), mainly from orbiters, and strictly speaking, it is ultimately an aerial-survey of Mars. Nonetheless, it has enough to more than satisfy the appetite of all interested in this desolate, violent and fascinating world. (See below for PS) It is a visually gorgeous book which comes perilously close to being 'ultimate'. Certainly there is nothing of its kind in print. No one interested in planetary exploration should be without this tome. PS. If I have a quibble, it is that I would have liked more 'Rover' type-photos, the sort of "Postcards from Mars' (Jim Bell) panoramas, the sort of groundviews that one not versed in interpreting aerial ( and false coloured) imagery could relate to... PPS. Quercus, there is still a gap in the market for the 'ultimate' Rover photo-book, something that continues where Jim Bell left off ten years ago.......... with the sort of 'terrestrial-type' ground-level panoramas unique to the Rovers - backed-up with geologically informed text on the topography and orogeny in picture...(where Bell was short) Review: Fantastic present - We bought this for a friend, he loved it a big star gazer and planet knowledge. Thought it was fantastic and the large book with great pictures. Just couldn’t believe how big the book was. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | 1786483726 | | Best Sellers Rank | 2,925,430 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 171 in Solar System 741 in Popular Astronomy 8,741 in Popular Science Physics | | Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (101) | | Dimensions | 26.1 x 2.2 x 29.8 cm | | ISBN-10 | 9781786483720 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1786483720 | | Item weight | 1.46 kg | | Language | English | | Print length | 224 pages | | Publication date | 3 Nov. 2016 | | Publisher | Greenfinch | ## Images ![Mars: A New View of the Red Planet - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/715UsSpc3EL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is the current magnum opus on Mars *by F***D on 4 March 2016* This is a fabulous book, but not for casual browsing, but rather to savor a huge amount of fascinating, but mainly orbiter aerial photos. For those old enough to remember the first 200 odd pixel monochrome Mariner pictures of Mars, the images in this book are like science fiction. Giles Sparrow has undoubtedly put a lot of effort into this sumptuous volume. The text is measured, knowledgeable, up-to-date, covering virtually every aspect of the planet , but short on geological analysis. Otherwise, A to Z stuff. Personally I would have preferred more geologically informative captions (with more sizing-scales as a previous reviewer mentions), but of course this would require a lot more research. Rather than a seeming tendency in places to include 'bling' images (and rare ones) which are thin on info, I would have been interested in more classic images packed with a lot more explanatory data - even at the risk of being speculative. Don't misread me here. This is a book filled with up-to-date images (and text), mainly from orbiters, and strictly speaking, it is ultimately an aerial-survey of Mars. Nonetheless, it has enough to more than satisfy the appetite of all interested in this desolate, violent and fascinating world. (See below for PS) It is a visually gorgeous book which comes perilously close to being 'ultimate'. Certainly there is nothing of its kind in print. No one interested in planetary exploration should be without this tome. PS. If I have a quibble, it is that I would have liked more 'Rover' type-photos, the sort of "Postcards from Mars' (Jim Bell) panoramas, the sort of groundviews that one not versed in interpreting aerial ( and false coloured) imagery could relate to... PPS. Quercus, there is still a gap in the market for the 'ultimate' Rover photo-book, something that continues where Jim Bell left off ten years ago.......... with the sort of 'terrestrial-type' ground-level panoramas unique to the Rovers - backed-up with geologically informed text on the topography and orogeny in picture...(where Bell was short) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic present *by C***E on 22 March 2021* We bought this for a friend, he loved it a big star gazer and planet knowledge. Thought it was fantastic and the large book with great pictures. Just couldn’t believe how big the book was. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not so much a coffee table book... *by G***T on 23 April 2016* ...as a coffee table - it's a whopper of a book. But this allows the photography, which is stunning, to make the jaw drop. Each page is 17" tall and 14" wide, so a double page spread is nearly two and a half feet wide. I think I'm going to be saying 'wow' a lot in the near future. Worth £50, so at £12 or so it's also a monster bargain. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/51545829-mars-a-new-view-of-the-red-planet](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/51545829-mars-a-new-view-of-the-red-planet) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*