World & Setting
14 entries in the The Martian compendium.
MarsThe red planet that tests human will.Acidalia PlanitiaThe blood-red plain where one man grew potatoes and willpower.Schiaparelli CraterWhere the fourth crewed mission to Mars was set to land.Ares 3 HabA cramped tin can on an alien world—both a fragile lifeline and an inescapable prison for PathfinderMars' oldest signal, Watney's only thread home.SojournerSmall rover, giant leap for Mars exploration.Ares 4 MAVOne lonely astronaut's ticket off Mars—if he can get there.HermesThe lifeline between Earth and Mars.HoustonWhere Earth fights to bring one man home.EarthThe blue marble that refused to let one of its own become a dust stain.China National Space AdministrationChina's space agency, key to Watney's rescue.Elon Musk's TeslaA red roadster on the red planet.Rich Purnell's OfficeOne whiteboard, one scribbled maneuver, one Martian breathing again.The Great Dust StormThe storm that stranded a man on Mars.
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