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Curiosity's Mission on Mars: Exploring the Red Planet
Contributor(s): Miller, Ron (Author)
ISBN: 1467710873     ISBN-13: 9781467710879
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
OUR PRICE:   $31.65  
Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats
Published: January 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Astronomy
Dewey: 523.43
LCCN: 2013009290
Lexile Measure: 1140
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 7.33" W x 9.38" (0.75 lbs) 64 pages
 
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Could life have previously flourished on Mars? Will humans be able to travel there one day? Can humans one day colonize the red planet? NASA scientists have been interested in answering questions like these for a long time. In November 2011, NASA sent the rover Curiosity to Earth's nearest planetary neighbor. By gathering information about Mars's climate and geology, the robot is helping scientists uncover the secrets of the planet and its past.

Since its launch, Curiosity has made some amazing discoveries. The rover found an ancient streambed where water once flowed for thousands of years, and rock samples proved that the surface soil on Mars still has water In addition, from drilling into Martian rock, the rover detected the key chemicals necessary for life--sulfur, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and carbon. And Curiosity's measurement of radiation on Mars shows levels similar to that at the International Space Station. These discoveries suggest that some parts of Mars could have been habitable--and may be again in the future.

Learn more about the red planet and see what else Curiosity has uncovered


Contributor Bio(s): Miller, Ron: - Ron Miller has worked as a freelance writer and illustrator for more than 30 years. Many of his illustrations appear in magazines like Astronomy and Scientific American. He has also worked on motion pictures and created postage stamps. (One of his stamps is attached to a spacecraft headed for the planet Pluto!) He has also written short stories and novels and has even created a comic book.