Bibliograph

Rosetta, voyage to a comet, by John Hamilton

Type

Label

Rosetta, voyage to a comet, by John Hamilton

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rosetta

Oclc number

975490480

Responsibility statement

by John Hamilton

Series statement

A&D Xtreme. Xtreme spacecraft

Sub title

voyage to a comet

Summary

Simple text and "out-of-this-world" photography introduce readers to the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft, and its mission to study Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Important details include Rosetta's planning and construction, its launch, its orbit around the comet, the fateful crash of its Philae lander, and the science discoveries of the orbiter. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO

Target audience

juvenile

Classification