NASA Mars Rovers Manual 1997-2013 (Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity)
NASA Mars Rovers Manual 1997-2013 (Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity)
- ISBN 13:
9780857333704
- ISBN 10:
0857333704
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 06/01/2013
- Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
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Summary
Is there life on Mars? This age-old question has prompted many missions to Mars, with the most recent rover, Curiosity, having safely landed in August 2012 amid a blaze of publicity. This manual covers the development, design and engineering of three generations of Mars rover: Sojourner, which landed in 1997, was the size of a microwave; Spirit and Opportunity, both the size of a shopping cart, followed in 2004; and Curiosity is the size of a car, with a design life of two years. Learn how these machines work as well as what they have found and hope to discover - and look forward to the possibility that humans may yet set foot on the Red Planet.