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How a Rover Lands on Mars
The Extraordinary Science, Engineering, and Seven Minutes of Terror Behind Touching the Red Planet
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Independently Published Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35486107
EAN: 9798188447021
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Zustellung: Do, 01.10.2026
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Beschreibung
Discover the incredible science behind one of humanity's greatest engineering achievements in How a Rover Lands on Mars: The Extraordinary Science, Engineering, and Seven Minutes of Terror Behind Touching the Red Planet. This comprehensive guide takes readers on an unforgettable journey from Earth to the Martian surface, revealing every step of how NASA and other space agencies successfully land robotic explorers on the Red Planet. Learn how powerful rockets launch rovers into space, how spacecraft navigate millions of kilometers through the solar system, and how engineers overcome the immense challenges of entering Mars' thin atmosphere at hypersonic speeds. Explore the famous "Seven Minutes of Terror," when a spacecraft must autonomously perform thousands of critical actions-including atmospheric entry, heat shield protection, supersonic parachute deployment, powered descent, terrain-relative navigation, and the revolutionary sky crane maneuver-without any real-time assistance from Earth due to communication delays. Packed with fascinating facts, easy-to-understand explanations, historical milestones, engineering insights, and the latest advancements in planetary exploration, this book uncovers the remarkable technologies behind iconic missions such as Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, Perseverance, and Ingenuity. Readers will discover how artificial intelligence, autonomous navigation, precision landing systems, onboard computers, radar, cameras, nuclear power sources, and the Deep Space Network work together to make Mars exploration possible. The book also explores past mission failures, lessons learned, future Mars sample-return missions, and how today's robotic landings are paving the way for human missions to Mars. Ideal for space enthusiasts, STEM students, educators, aspiring engineers, science lovers, and curious readers of all ages, this engaging and knowledge-rich book transforms complex aerospace engineering into an exciting, accessible adventure. Whether you are fascinated by Mars rovers, NASA missions, spacecraft design, space technology, robotics, astronomy, planetary science, or the future of human space exploration, How a Rover Lands on Mars. offers an authoritative, captivating, and inspiring look at the extraordinary innovation, precision, and determination required to safely touch down on another world.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Zahid Ameer
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 332