TY - BOOK AU - Rusch,Elizabeth TI - The mighty Mars rovers: the incredible adventures of Spirit and Opportunity T2 - Scientists in the field SN - 9780547478814 AV - QB641 .R87 2012 U1 - 523.43 RUS PY - 2012/// CY - Boston PB - Houghton Mifflin Books for Children KW - Roving vehicles (Astronautics) KW - Juvenile literature KW - Mars probes KW - Mars (Planet) KW - Exploration N1 - 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! N2 - 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 ER -