Bibliograph

Mission to Pluto, the First Visit to an Ice Dwarf and the Kuiper Belt

Type

Label

Mission to Pluto, the First Visit to an Ice Dwarf and the Kuiper Belt

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Sources, Selected Bibliography, and Photo CreditsIndex; SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD; Back Flap; Back Cover; Spine

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mission to Pluto

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

967568133

Series statement

Scientists in the Field Series

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 6.3, 2, 185288.

Sub title

the First Visit to an Ice Dwarf and the Kuiper Belt

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Front Cover; Front Flap; Front Matter; Half Title; Copyright; Title; Dedication; Contents; Chapter 1; A Long-Awaited Encounter; MISSION BRIEF: The Journey to Pluto; Chapter 2; Plutonian Dreams; MISSION BRIEF: Pluto Primer; Chapter 3; Built to Go the Distance; MISSION BRIEF: The Spacecraft; Chapter 4; Sprinting Across the Solar System; MISSION BRIEF: Minimoons; Chapter 5; Up Close and Personal; MISSION BRIEF: Pluto Encounter; Chapter 6; Meet the Neighbors; MISSION BRIEF: The Kuiper Belt; Back Matter; Words to Know; Find Out More; Author's Notes of Thanks

Target audience

juvenile

Classification