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Author:

Hamilton, John, 1959-

Title:

Curiosity Rover : searching for life on Mars / by John Hamilton.

Publisher:

Abdo Publishing ,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

32 pages : illustrations, color ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Curiosity (Spacecraft)--Juvenile literature.
Roving vehicles (Astronautics)--Juvenile literature.
Life on other planets--Juvenile literature.
Outer space--Exploration--Juvenile literature.
Mars (Planet)--Exploration--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes index.

Summary:

Simple text and "out-of-this-world" photography introduce readers to NASA's Curiosity rover, and its mission to search for signs of past life on Mars. Important details include a history of rovers on Mars, planning and construction of Curiosity, its launch from Earth, landing on Mars, and the science experiments it carried out and their results. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Series:

A&D Xtreme. Xtreme spacecraft

ISBN:

153211009X
9781532110092

Locations:

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

HNPC845 -- Hawarden Public Library (Hawarden)

FPPC224 -- Murphy Helwig Library (Monona)

S2PA501 -- Sully Community Library (Sully)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)