Title:
Rosetta probe : a robot's mission to catch a comet / Robert Snedden.
ISBN:
9781508151289
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Publication Information:
New York, NY : Powerkids Press, 2017.
Physical Description:
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Hairy stars -- First flypasts -- Rosetta: comet orbiter -- Comet lander -- A change of mission -- Flight path -- Asteroid flybys -- Rendezvous with 67P -- First touchdown -- Philae lost and found -- Approaching the sun -- Comet science -- What next?
Summary:
"Rosetta isn't the first probe that's been sent to study comets, but it's the most successful as the first spacecraft to closely observe a comet as it approaches the sun. For 10 years, Rosetta moved around the solar system, just so it could finally meet up with the right comet and release a lander to further study it. Readers learn about Rosetta's incredible journey from just an idea to a fascinating robot with solar-charging batteries and other special features. From full-color diagrams of Rosetta to informative sidebars about the probe's findings, readers are sure to enjoy this book's STEM content"-- Provided by publisher.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 7.1 1 184132
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Series Sequence:
OCLC Number:
ocn947148237
Availability:
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