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Author Bow, James, author.

Title New Horizons : a robot explores Pluto and the Kuiper Belt / James Bow.

Publication Info. New York : Power Kids Press, 2017.
©2017
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1794273~S1
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 Nichols Juvenile Nonfiction  J 629.435 BOW    AVAILABLE
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Description 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Series Robots exploring space.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents The mission -- Groundwork -- Planet or not? -- The Kuiper Belt -- Building New Horizons -- Scientific Equipment -- Countdown to launch -- Encounter with Jupiter -- Waking up to Pluto -- Software glitch! -- Pluto encoutner -- Amazing Pluto -- The mission continues.
Summary "Space missions take years to plan. But they also take years to execute, so special robots are used to study deep space instead of astronauts. Pluto is so far away, the New Horizons probe took 10 years to get there! The main content describes the amazing technology used to build the probe as well as what tools it uses to study Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. Informative sidebars introduce the scientist who discovered Pluto and other fascinating STEM information. Full-color photographs and diagrams show off the coolest parts of the robot and the photos and data its collected"-- Provided by publisher.
Audience Reading level Grade 5.
Note Reading level Grade 5.
Audience Interest level Grades 5-6.
Note Interest level Grades 5-6.
Study Program Accelerated Reader MG 6.6 1 184129
Note Accelerated Reader MG 6.6 1 184129
Subject Space probes -- Juvenile literature.
Kuiper Belt -- Juvenile literature.
Solar system -- Juvenile literature.
Outer space -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature.
Added Title Robot explores Pluto and the Kuiper Belt
ISBN 9781508151272 (library binding)
150815127X (library binding)
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