On June 10, 2003, a little rover named Spirit blasted off on a rocket headed for Mars. On July 7, 2003, a twin rover named Opportunity soared through the solar system with the same mission: to find out if Mars ever had water that could have supported life. A thrilling addition to the acclaimed "Scientists in the Field" series, "The Mighty Mars Rovers" tells the greatest space robot adventure of all time through the eyes-and heart-of Steven Squyres, professor of astronomy at Cornell University and lead scientist on the mission. This suspenseful page-turner captures the hair-raising human emotions felt during the adventures with two tough rovers.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Scientists in the Field .

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company .

Elizabeth Rusch's first children's book, Generation Fix, was a Smithsonian Magazine Notable Children's Book. A contributor to numerous magazines, she lives in Portland, OR. Artist K. E. Lewis lives in Seattle.