Land-sailing Venus rover : meet NASA inventor Geoffrey Landis and his team's / writer, Jeff De La Rosa.
| Author/creator | De la Rosa, Jeff author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : World Book, Inc., [2017] |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | 48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Meet NASA inventor Geoffrey Landis and his team's land-sailing Venus rover |
| Cover title | Land-sailing Venus rover with NASA inventor Geoffrey Landis |
| Series | Out of this world Out of this world (World Book, Inc.) ^A1379123 |
| Contents | Destination: Venus -- Inventor feature: Rocket man -- Hostile conditions -- Previous explorations -- Inventor feature: Veteran of Mars -- Roving Venus -- Taking the heat -- Big idea: High-temperature electronics -- Inventor feature: science fiction author -- Cloudy skies ahead -- Big idea: Land sailing -- Getting around -- Inventor feature: Other interests -- Surfing the Venusian winds -- Geoffrey Landis and his team. |
| Abstract | "A volume explaining inventor Geoffrey Landis's plan to develop space rovers that use the power of wind to explore the surface of Venus"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Audience | 1000 Lexile |
| Study program note | Accelerated Reader AR |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2017024502 |
| ISBN | 9780716661603 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0716661608 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 629.475 D375LAN | ✔ Available | Place Hold |