Book
Mars rover : how a self-portrait captured the power of Curiosity
Record details
- ISBN: 0756556457
- ISBN: 9780756556457
- ISBN: 0756556414
- ISBN: 9780756556419
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Physical Description:
64 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
print - Publisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Chapter one: Seven terrifying minutes -- Chapter two: Follow the water -- Chapter three: Racing toward the prize -- Chapter four: The hunt for signs of life. |
| Summary, etc.: | Weighing as much as a small car, a rover named Curiosity rolls quietly around Mars. Scientific instruments pack its body and cluster at the end of a mechanical arm. An arrangement of lenses and instruments tops its mast, like a face. To the many NASA workers involved in Curiosity's mission on Mars, the rover is not simply a robot, but an astronaut bravely exploring an alien place. Curiosity's instruments collect data and its cameras take images of the Mars landscape, including self-portraits, in vivid color and detail. As it roams and explores, Curiosity will help find the answers to such age-old questions as has there ever been life on Mars? Could there be one day? |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 10-12. Grades 4 to 6. |
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| Subject: | Roving vehicles (Astronautics) Juvenile literature Mars (Planet) Exploration Juvenile literature Exploration of Mars (Planet) Roving vehicles (Astronautics) Mars (Planet) Exploration |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lebanon Middle School | 523.43 SMI (Text) | 33431134822202 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| North Branch - Bridgeport | j523.43 SMITH-LLERA (Text) | 34000081327876 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Wolcott Public Library | J523.43 SMIT (Text) | 34031142650485 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
