Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. FIGURES AND MAPS vii
4. CAST OF CHARACTERS ix
5. INTRODUCTION: INTO THE EXTREMES 1
6. I. SAND
7. PRELUDE 19
8. 1 THE SMALLEST OF DETAILS 25
9. 2 MUD, RAIN, FROST, AND WIND 40
10. 3 THE CACTUS CULT 55
11. 4 THE DESERT ROOM 72
12. 5 EXTREME WISH LISTS 87
13. 6 ENGINEERING DESERTS 104
14. 7 ANALOG DESERTS 123
15. II. SNOW
16. Prelude 139
17. 8 TOP OF THE WORLD 145
18. 9 ARCTICA 163
19. 10 PITUFFIK 177
20. 11 FIELDWORK 192
21. 12 LIMITS 209
22. 13 SECRETS OF THE ICE 228
23. III. STARDUST
24. PRELUDE 245
25. 14 DESERTS IN SPACE 249
26. 15 MOONDUST 264
27. 16 ANALOG EARTH 280
28. CONCLUSION: EVERYDAY EXTREMES 299
29. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 307
30. ABBREVIATIONS 313
31. NOTES 315
32. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 371
33. INDEX 385