Moving to Mars

Eduard Altarriba is a graphic designer and illustrator. He runs Alababalà, a studio producing games, exhibitions, animation, apps and practical and fun workbooks for children. He has illustrated a number of books published by GMC Publications including, Discovering Architecture, Discovering Energy, My First Book of Electromagnetism, My First Book of Microbes, My First Book of Quantum Physics, My First Book of Relativity, My First Book of the Cosmos, What is War?, Migrants, Politics and Economics. Eduard lives in Barcelona, Spain.Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferrón is a science and physics enthusiast with degrees in physics and pharmacy. Since graduation he has been teaching science to children, continuing to study physics, working in the pharmaceutical field and staring at the universe with his telescope. He now writes popular science books. Sheddad and Eduard Altarriba are an award-winning illustrator and author duo and have written a number of books published by GMC Publications including My First Book of Electromagnetism, My First Book of Quantum Physics, My First Book of Relativity and My First Book of the Cosmos. Sheddad lives in Barcelona, Spain.Guillem Anglada-Escudé is a doctor and researcher in astrophysics and an expert in observational astronomy and the search for life beyond Earth. In 2016, he led the team that discovered Proxima B. He has worked in academic institutions and in collaboration with museums and international organisations throughout the world.Miquel Sureda Anfres is a physicist and doctor in aerospace engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. He specialises in research into space exploration and sustainable planetary settlements. He dedicates his free time to teaching science to a mainstream audience through his Gaia Ciencia project.

• 4 Myths6 Mars and Earth: Sister Planets8 Phobos and Deimos10 Solar Wind12 Cosmic Radiation14 The Atmosphere16 The Climate18 Water20 A Hard-to-Reach Destination22 Orbits24 A Bit of Orbital Mechanics26 The Launch and the Spacecraft28 Playing with Gravity30 Future Voyages32 Establishing Base Zero36 A City on Mars38 Housing40 The Cost Per Citizen42 Communal Living44 Energy46 Parks and Green Spaces48 The Martian Diet50 Transport52 Society54 Terraforming

An inspirational book for future travellers and explorers. Moving to Mars is both a journey to Mars and a very real future. All the diagrams are clear and well designed, and the illustrations are inspiring. They show a future vision of what humankind will be able to achieve. This book will be sure to spark the imagination of readers. Not just future scientists, but explorers and travellers too. A great addition to school libraries and classrooms for children in upper Key Stage 2 and above, and a perfect text to have in class when learning about space.