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Author
Publisher
Springer
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
The increasing adoption of terrain mobility? planetary rovers? for the investigation of planetary surfaces emphasises their central importance in space exploration. This imposes a completely new set of technologies and methodologies to the design of such spacecraft? and planetary rovers are indeed, first and foremost, spacecraft. This introduces vehicle engineering, mechatronics, robotics, artificial intelligence and associated technologies to the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The story of the two robot vehicles, Spirit and Opportunity, that were sent to explore Mars, lasting far past their projected lives of 3 months and sending back invaluable images of the environmentally hostile planet.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him, and as he blasts off and explores Mars, Resilience must overcome different obstacles as he explores the red planet.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Maybe you remember when a little robotic spacecraft landed on a far-off planet. On August 6, 2012, the rover Curiosity touched down on the rocky surface of Mars and now she's ready to guide you through her journey firsthand. From idea to creation and beyond, this fact-filled, stylish book introduces readers to Curiosity and her mission: to discover more about the red planet and search for evidence of life"--Jacket.
12) The Mars Rovers
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Series
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Looks at the Mars Exploration Rovers (MERS) and discusses the history of the missions to Mars, the design of the Mars Rovers "Spirit" and "Opportunity, " and the results of their search for water on Mars.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A Knopf
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
English
Description
"It's Rover's anniversary on Mars! Time to celebrate by throwing the best party this planet has ever seen. Rover hands out invitations all over town, but it seems like he's the only one around. Will anyone come to the party, or will Rover be all alone on his big day? In 2013, NASA programmed their Curiosity rover to hum "Happy Birthday to You" in honor of its first year on Mars. Inspired by this anecdote, this is the tale of a lonely rover and his...
15) Splash down!
Author
Series
Rover and Speck volume 2
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Two lovable mismatched rovers are back for another adventure, this time on an oceanic planet! Organized, careful Rover and impulsive, excitable Speck are ready to set off on their next dangerous, hazardous, mysterious mission: a trip to Unexplored Planet K2-18b. Adventure is underway as they splash down onto the watery surface of this world and get to know the locals. Before long, the two rovers find themselves on a new mission: to help two Spikey-Spikes...
