Hamilton, John.

Curiosity Rover : Searching for Life on Mars. - Minneapolis, MN : ABDO Publishing, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (35 pages). - Xtreme Spacecraft .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title Page; Credits; Table of Contents; Searching for Life on Mars; Mars Rover History; Planning and Building; The MSL Spacecraft; The Rover; Launch; Landing on Mars; The Landing Site; Studying Mars; The Mission Continues; Glossary; Index; Back Cover and Spine.

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 and D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.



9781680786002


Curiosity (Spacecraft)--Juvenile literature.


Roving vehicles (Astronautics)--Juvenile literature.


Electronic Books.

TL475 / .C875 2017