Mars rover
Subtitle: how a self-portrait captured the power of Curiosity
By: by Danielle Smith-Llera
Series: Captured science history; Captured science history
Publisher: Compass Point Books
Published: 2018
Place of publication: North Mankato, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780756556419
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Exploration of Mars (Planet); Exploration; Roving vehicles (Astronautics)
Description: 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?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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