Exploring space
By: Steve Parker ; consultant: Clint Twist
Contributors: Twist, Clint, consultant
Series: 100 facts; 100 facts
Publisher: Sandy Creek
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781435150881
Subjects: Outer space; Miscellanea; Juvenile literature; Exploration
Description: The wonders of space exploration are portrayed in detail through one hundred facts, fantastic images, and fun cartoons. Learn about robot rovers that explore other planets, discover why some probes smash into comets, and find out how spacecraft hurtle through space--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: To boldly go; title: Who explores, and why!; title: Early explorers; title: Man on the Moon!; title: Plan and prepare; title: Blastoff!; title: In deep space; title: Ready to explore; title: Flyby, bye-bye; title: Into orbit; title: Landers and impactors; title: Robotic rovers; title: Close-up look; title: Exploring Mars; title: Back on Earth; title: Toward the Sun; title: Asteroids near and far; title: Comet mysteries; title: Gas giants; title: Into the future; title: Space magic and myth.