Title:
The mighty Mars rovers : the incredible adventures of Spirit and Opportunity / by Elizabeth Rusch.
ISBN:
9780547478814
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Publication Information:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2012.
Physical Description:
79 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 29 cm.
Contents:
Mars exploration rover mission -- Mission impossible -- The making of the Mars rovers -- Are we really on Mars? -- Hitting the dusty trail -- Can Opportunity climb down? -- Can Spirit climb up? -- The problem with courage -- A broken Spirit -- Opportunity's last stand? -- Free Spirit -- Mission more than accomplished!
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.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.4 3.0 151231.
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Audience:
950L Lexile
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Series Sequence:
OCLC Number:
ocn723140938
Availability:
Hastings - Pleasant Hill~1
