| Falling onto Mars | |
| Author: | Geoffrey A. Landis |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Published In: | Analog Science Fiction and Fact |
| Publication Type: | Periodical |
| Media Type: | Print (Magazine) |
| Pub Date: | July/August 2002 |
"Falling onto Mars" is a science fiction short story by Geoffrey A. Landis, published in 2002. It won the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[1]
The story is told from the point of view of a great-great-grandchild of a prisoner exiled to Mars. The narrator gives a brief history of how prisoners came to be sent to Mars in the first place, and then tells the story of Jared Vargas and his wife Kayla.