Description
Visit an icy, dusty, faraway world with Perseverance the Mars rover and discover how this robotic explorer will search for signs of alien life and make preparations for a future human mission to the red planet.
- Learn how scientists and engineers designed and built Perseverance
- Watch Perseverance on its nail-biting plummet to the surface of Mars in 2021
- See scientists in action as they drive the rover and plan its daily tasks
- Meet the female space scientists who led parts of this mission
- Discover all about Ingenuity the mini helicopter that hitched a ride to Mars aboard Perseverance
- Learn all about Mars and how it is similar to and different from Earth
- And enjoy behind-the-scenes NASA photos and images (including selfies) sent back from Mars by Perseverance
Robots are a fantastic, high-interest way to introduce science and engineering to young readers, and this book is perfect for non-fiction reading and classroom work related to the earth and space sciences curriculum.