Curiosity Rover : searching for life on Mars

Resource Information

The work Curiosity Rover : searching for life on Mars represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Nevins Memorial Library (Methuen). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Curiosity Rover : searching for life on Mars

Title remainder

searching for life on Mars

Statement of responsibility

by John Hamilton

Creator

• Hamilton, John, 1959-

Author

• Hamilton, John, 1959-

Subject

• Exploration of Mars (Planet)
• Exploration of outer space
• Juvenile works
• Life on other planets
• Life on other planets
• Mars (Planet)
• Mars (Planet) -- Exploration
• Mars (Planet) -- Exploration
• Mars (Planet) -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature
• Outer space
• Outer space -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature
• Roving vehicles (Astronautics)
• Roving vehicles (Astronautics) -- Juvenile literature
• Curiosity (Spacecraft)
• Curiosity (Spacecraft) -- Juvenile literature

Genre

• Juvenile works
• Juvenile literature

Language

eng

Summary

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

Member of

• Xtreme spacecraft

Cataloging source

YDX

Dewey number

• 523
• 629.4

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Series statement

A&D Xtreme. Xtreme spacecraft

Target audience

juvenile