The Mighty Mars Rovers
The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2012.
Format: Book
Description: 79 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 29 cm.
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.
Series: Scientists in the field.
Contents:
Mars exploration rover mission -- Mission impossible -- The making of the Mars rover -- Are we really on Mars? -- Hitting the dusty trail -- Can Opportunity climb down? -- Can Spirit lift up? -- The problem with Courage -- A broken Spirit -- Opportunity's last stand? -- Free Spirit -- Mission more than accomplished!
Subjects:
Roving vehicles (Astronautics) -- Juvenile literature.
Mars probes -- Juvenile literature.
Mars (Planet) -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature.
Roving vehicles (Astronautics) -- Juvenile literature.
Mars probes -- Juvenile literature.
Mars (Planet) -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 950L
ISBN:
9780547478814
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C SCIENCE Space Rus | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's NonFiction | In |
C SCIENCE Space Planet Mars Rus | Ballentine Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
C SCIENCE Space Planet Mars Rus | Blythewood | Children's NonFiction | In |
C SCIENCE Space Planet Rus | Blythewood | Children's NonFiction | In |
C SCIENCE Space Rus | Edgewood | Children's NonFiction | In |
C SCIENCE Space Planet Rus | North Main | Children's NonFiction | In |
C SCIENCE Space Planet Mars Rus | St. Andrews Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
C SCIENCE Space Planet Mars Rus | Southeast | Children's NonFiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (page 76), discography (page 78), filmograophy (page 78), and index.