In 1976, two Viking spacecraft landed on Mars. For the first time, we could actually see the surface of a planet that has fascinated humankind for thousands of years. The photos of Mars showed a rocky, desolate place, with little atmosphere and almost no water. Life, if it ever existed on Mars, was long-gone.But Mars did have intelligent life. And the Viking landers were the chance they had been waiting for.Plains of Gold is the story of what happened since the Viking mission. The book opens in 1976, when two young physicists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory record an strange radio signal sent from Mars. The information sent from Mars is so complex that no one can decode it. They put the recording away, hoping for a time when technology can help them decipher the mysterious message sent from Mars. In 2016, the couple rediscovers the long-forgotten data tape. With modern computer technology, they finally unlock the mystery of what was sent to Earth four decades ago. What they find is so profound that revealing their discovery could change the course of world history.
| Author: Nicholas Peters |
| Publisher: Nicholas Peters |
| Publication Date: Feb 26, 2016 |
| Number of Pages: 362 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 0997338113 |
| ISBN-13: 9780997338119 |
