Mars Rover How a Self-Portrait Captured the Power of Curiosity |
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| Author:
| Smith-Llera, Danielle |
| Series title: | Captured Science History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7565-5686-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2017 |
| Publisher: | Capstone
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| Imprint: | Compass Point Books |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $8.95 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionWeighing 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?