New Horizons : Exploring Jupiter, Pluto, and Beyond.

Hamilton, John.

New Horizons : Exploring Jupiter, Pluto, and Beyond. - Minneapolis, MN : ABDO Publishing, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (35 pages). - Xtreme Spacecraft .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title Page; Credits; Table of Contents; Exploring Jupiter, Pluto, and Beyond; Mysterious Pluto; Planning and Building; Launch; Jupiter Encounter; Pluto Flyby; Pluto's Moons; The Mission Continues; Glossary; Index; Back Cover and Spine.

Simple text and ""out-of-this-world"" photography introduce readers to NASA's New Horizons space probe, and its mission to explore Jupiter, Pluto, and the mysterious objects of the Kuiper Belt. Important details include planning and construction of New Horizons, its launch from Earth, flybys of Jupiter and Pluto, and its continuing mission beyond our solar system. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. A and D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.



9781680786019


New Horizons (Spacecraft)--Juvenile literature.


Electronic Books.

QB701 / .N494 2017