#35 in Popular science
A City on Mars
- NYT bestseller · 4 weeks on the list
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About the book
A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? is a 2023 popular science book by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith. It covers the current state of knowledge of space settlement given changes in the economics of space travel in the 2010s and 2020s, with a particular focus on challenges that the authors consider unresolved or underestimated. The book is illustrated with Zach Weinersmith's artwork; he is known as the creator of the webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 88 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 37% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Popular science average of 8.3. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 88 | 100% |
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