The mighty Mars rovers : the incredible adventures of Spirit and Opportunity
(2012)
By:
Rusch, Elizabeth
Nonfiction
Book
Series:
Call Numbers:
J/523.43/RUSCH,E
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, [2012]
©2012
©2012
DESCRIPTION
79 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 29 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780547478814 (hbk.), 054747881x (hbk.)
LANGUAGE
English
SERIES
NOTES
Mars exploration rover mission -- Mission impossible -- The making of the Mars rovers -- Are we really on Mars? -- Hitting the dusty trail -- Can Opportunity climb down? -- Can Spirit climb up? -- The problem with courage -- A broken Spirit -- Opportunity's last stand? -- Free Spirit -- Mission more than accomplished!
The story of the two robot vehicles, Spirit and Opportunity, that were sent to explore Mars, lasting far past their projected lives of 3 months and sending back invaluable images of the environmentally hostile planet
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