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Past Issues of The Planetary Report
Carl Sagan—A Tribute
Carl Sagan, Teacher, by Christopher Chyba; Carl Sagan, Spokesman for Science, by Hans Mark; Carl Sagan, Partner in Exploration, by Bruce Murray; Carl Sagan, Scientist, by Frank Drake; Ode to the Alien, by Diane Ackerman; Carl Sagan, Visionary, by Wyn Wachhorst; The Future of the Planetary Society, by Louis Friedman
Fantastically Weird
Waltzing by Mathilde: NEAR's First Asteroid Encounter by Robert W. Farquhar and Donald K. Yeomans; Farewell, Pioneer, by James D. Burke; Weird and Wonderful: Europa Keeps Her Secrets, by Charlene M. Anderson; Sagan's Fire: A New Challenge, by Bruce Murray and Louis Friedman
Life From Mars?
Life From Mars? The Story and its Implications, by Charlene Anderson; The Thrill of the Search: Finding ALH84001, by Roberta Score; Uncovering Martians Hidden Among Us: The Source of ALH84001, by David W. Mittlefehldt; Laying Out the Evidence: The Case for Life on Mars, by Bruce Jakosky; Is the Case Persuasive? A Skeptical View, by Michael Yarus; Standard of Evidence: How High for Ancient Life on Mars? by Carol Cleland; Life on Another World: Can Religion Cope? by Rodney L. Taylor; Our Martian Destiny, by Ray Bradbury; The Launch and Loss of Mars '96, by Louis Friedman
Galileo's Wild Ride
The Wild Ride of the Galileo Probe: Sampling Jupiter's Atmosphere, by Richard Young; Aiming for the Red Planet: Japan's Planet-B Mission, by Tatsundo Yamamoto and Koichiro Tsuruda; Galileo's First Look at Ganymede and Europa, by Charlene Anderson; A Great Year, by Louis Friedman
Why Mars?
Life on Mars? The Improbably Becomes Possible, by Charlene Anderson; Pluto: New Views From the Hubble Space Telescope, by Charlene Anderson; Why Mars? by Carl Sagan; Another New Planet: The Excitement Builds, by Charlene Anderson; Robots Versus Humans: The Next Space Race? by Louis Friedman; Society Sponsors Space Research in the Third World, by Duncan Steel
Comet Hyakutake
Belize: Rosetta Stone of the K/T Boundary, by Adriana Ocampo; Geology and Climate Change: Mechanisms of Extinction, by Kevin Pope; Impact Processes: Reconstructing the Events, by Michael Rampino; Mineralogy: Carved in Stone, by Alfred Fischer; Stratigraphy: Layers of Evidence, by David T. King, Jr.; Comet Hyakutake: A Very Pleasant Surprise, by Charlene Anderson; Why Near-Earth Objects? by Carl Sagan