01681cam a2200301 4500 482269475 TxAuBib 20210101120000.0 110502s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011012159 9780547478814 hbk. 054747881X hbk. (OCoLC)723140938 DLC eng DLC IG# BDX UKMGB IK2 DLC TxAuBib Rusch, Elizabeth. The mighty Mars rovers : the incredible adventures of Spirit and Opportunity / by Elizabeth Rusch. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2012. 79 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 x 29 cm. Scientists in the field Includes bibliographical references (p. 76), discography (p. 78), filmograophy (p. 78), and index. Mars exploration rover mission -- Mission impossible -- The making of the Mars rover -- Are we really on Mars? -- Hitting the dusty trail -- Can Opportunity climb down? -- Can Spirit lift up? -- The problem with Courage -- A broken Spirit -- Opportunity's last stand? -- Free Spirit -- Mission more than accomplished!. 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. 20210101. Roving vehicles (Astronautics) Juvenile literature. Mars probes Juvenile literature. Mars (Planet) Exploration Juvenile literature. Scientists in the field.