How long does it take to read Mars?
Our Mysterious Neighbor
Mars by Isaac Asimov takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1967. 32 pages, about 8,800 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Perhaps the most mysterious and intriguing planet in our Solar System is Mars. Is there life on Mars? Have Martian canals been found? Timely topics include information relayed from Mars to Earth by probes, new missions to Mars, and speculation about the colonization of Mars.
Subjects: Science, Astronomy, Planets, Mars (Planet), Marte (Planeta), Books in Spanish
