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Cars on Mars : roving the red planet
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Cars on Mars : roving the red planet

Author: Alexandra Siy
Publisher: Watertown, Mass. : Charlesbridge, ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Follow the course of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers Mission. Learn how scientists determined that there was once water on Mars and how they resolved problems with the rovers in order to prolong the mission.
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Genre/Form: Juvenile literature
Material Type: Juvenile audience
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Alexandra Siy
ISBN: 9781570914621 1570914621
OCLC Number: 254528848
Awards: Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, 2010
Description: 57 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Go 303,000,000 miles, then stop at the fourth rock from the sun --
Roll forward, reach for rocks, then rove to hills and craters --
Watch your speed and enjoy the scenic overlooks --
"Park or ride" for the next twelve months --
Avoid dead ends, drive through the dirt, and wait at ramp --
Shake off the dust, recharge at the rest area, and continue indefinitely --
Message from Earth --
Much more about Mars and the rovers --
Glossary --
Bibliography --
Photo credits --
Index.
Responsibility: Alexandra Siy.

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Follow the course of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers Mission. Learn how scientists determined that there was once water on Mars and how they resolved problems with the rovers in order to prolong the mission.

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