Bibliograph

Mission to Pluto, the first visit to an ice dwarf and the Kuiper belt, Mary Kay Carson ; with photographs by Tom Uhlman

Type

Label

Mission to Pluto, the first visit to an ice dwarf and the Kuiper belt, Mary Kay Carson ; with photographs by Tom Uhlman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 10-12

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 4 to 6

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mission to Pluto

Oclc number

926050363

Responsibility statement

Mary Kay Carson ; with photographs by Tom Uhlman

Series statement

Scientists in the field

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."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification