NASA Mars Rovers Manual
Description
Is there life on Mars? This age-old question has prompted many missions to Mars, with the most recent rover, Curiosity, having safely landed in August 2012 amid a blaze of publicity. This manual covers the development, design and engineering of three generations of Mars rover: Sojourner, which landed in 1997, was the size of a microwave; Spirit and Opportunity, both the size of a shopping cart, followed in 2004; and Curiosity is the size of a car, with a design life of two years. Learn how these machines work as well as what they have found and hope to discover - and look forward to the possibility that humans may yet set foot on the Red Planet.
PUBLISHER:
Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN-10:
0857333704
ISBN-13:
9780857333704
BINDING:
Hardback
BISAC:
Transportation
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2013
NUMBER OF PAGES:
192
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
11.00(H) x 8.50(W) x 0.50(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General / Adult
LANGUAGE:
English