Mass Extinction and Nuclear Catastrophe on Mars! Astrophysicist Brandenburg says that everything you have been taught about Mars is wrong. The terrible truth: Mars was actually Earth-like for most of its geologic history. Mars held a massive and evolving biosphere. Mars was wracked by a mysterious and astonishing nuclear catastrophe. We are, biologically and culturally, the Children of Mars. Chapters include: Oasis Earth; The School of Mars; The Dream of Mars; The Vikings of Mars; The Oxygen of Mars; The Paleo-Ocean of Mars; The Crystal Palace of Mars; The Chixulube of Mars; The New Mars Synthesis; The Twilight of Mars; Endgame of Mars; The Moons of Mars; The Epilogue of Mars; more. Includes an 8-page color section.