Mission to Pluto : the first visit to an ice dwarf and the Kuiper belt

Book 2016

"Follow a spacecraft the size of a piano, named New Horizons, on the first ever spacecraft mission to Pluto, the space entity formerly known as a planet, in the latest addition to the epic and authoritative Scientists in the Field series."-- Provided by publisher.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Interplanetary voyages Juvenile literature

Kuiper Belt Juvenile literature

New Horizons (Spacecraft) Juvenile literature

Outer space Exploration Juvenile literature

Pluto (Dwarf planet) Juvenile literature

Space flight Juvenile literature

Part of a Series:

Scientists in the field

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ISBN:

9780544416710
0544416716

Description:

73 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 29 cm

Target Audience Note:

Ages 10-12
Grades 4 to 6

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 72) and index

Contents:

A long-awaited encounter
Mission brief: The journey to Pluto
Plutonian dreams
Mission brief: Pluto primer
Built to go the distance
Mission brief: The spacecraft
Sprinting across the solar system
Mission brief: Mini-moons
Up close and personal
Mission brief: Pluto encounter
Meet the neighbors
Mission brief: The Kuiper Belt

LCCN:

2015037656

Control Number:

1995805

Other Authors:

Uhlman, Tom, illustrator

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