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Curiosity's mission on Mars : exploring the red planet / by Ron Miller.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis : TFCB, Twenty-First Century Books, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1467710873 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
  • 9781467710879 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Summary: Discusses some of the information sent back from "Curiosity," the Mars Rover, including pictures of the Martian landscape, traces of water in Martian soil, and the key chemicals necessary for life.
List(s) this item appears in: Space Exploration
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 523.43 M649 Available 33111007539634
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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!

Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-56) and index.

Discusses some of the information sent back from "Curiosity," the Mars Rover, including pictures of the Martian landscape, traces of water in Martian soil, and the key chemicals necessary for life.

Ages 11-18.

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