Astronautical Engineering - Space Probes, Astronauts & Space Flight, Astronomy, The Solar System - Astronomical Studies & Observations
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Overview
In 1977, NASA launched the space probes Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 to explore Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. This book tells of what was known about those planets and their moons before the Voyager missions, as well as what Voyager discovered about those planets and their moons. This book is written for the middle-grade reader, and can be enjoyed by readers age 12 and up.Examines the development and travels of the space probes Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 and how they have expanded our knowledge of the solar system.
Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 4-6-- Another entry in a spate of books on the NASA mission that sent two space probes past all of the outer planets except Pluto. Verba describes the mission's course and discoveries clearly and simply, closing with a glance at future probes, a brief glossary and a reading list. The illustrations open on a strong note--six starry full-color photos that are the first pictures of planets taken from outside our solar system--but much of what follows is blurred, small, or just filler. A supplementary purchase, behind Harris and Weissman's Great Voyager Adventure (Messner, 1990) and Apfel's Voyager to the Planets (Clarion, 1991). --John Peters, New York Public LibraryBook Details
Published
September 1, 1991
Publisher
Lerner Pub Group (L)
Pages
64
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780822515975