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The mighty Mars rovers : the incredible adventures of Spirit and Opportunity
- Title
- The mighty Mars rovers : the incredible adventures of Spirit and Opportunity / by Elizabeth Rusch.
- Author
- Rusch, Elizabeth.
- Publication
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2012.
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Details
- Description
- 79 p. : ill. (chiefly col.); 24 x 29 cm.
- Summary
- 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 Statement
- Scientists in the field.
- Uniform Title
- Scientists in the field.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 76), discography (p. 78), filmograophy (p. 78), and index.
- 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!
- Call Number
- JFD 13-70
- ISBN
- 9780547478814 (hbk.)
- 054747881X (hbk.)
- LCCN
- 2011012159
- OCLC
- 723140938
- Author
- Rusch, Elizabeth.
- Title
- The mighty Mars rovers : the incredible adventures of Spirit and Opportunity / by Elizabeth Rusch.
- Imprint
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2012.
- Series
- Scientists in the field.Scientists in the field.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 76), discography (p. 78), filmograophy (p. 78), and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 13-70