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Author Byrne, Charles J., 1935- author.

Title Travels with Curiosity : exploring Mars by rover / Charles J. Byrne
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 217 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents The Mars Science Laboratory Mission -- Curiosity's resources -- Entry, descent, and landing -- Travel to a dry stream bed and Yellow Knife Bay -- Travel along the Bagnold Dunes to Mount Sharp -- The Pahrump Hills, Lake Sediment, and the Murray Formation -- Murray and Stimson formations, Murray Buttes, and the Dune Campaign -- Two formations : deposited and eroded -- Ascent to the Vera Rubin Ridge -- The clay-bearing unit -- Management, performance, and productivity of the MSL science team -- Mars 2020 : in the tracks of giants
Summary Of "MSL Mission and Science Investigation" -- Habitability and Preservation -- Environmental Records -- Management of the MSL Science Team -- Gale Crater Field Site -- Entry, Descent, and Landing -- Commissioning Phase -- Surface Operations -- Mission Operations After Landing -- Strategic Planning -- Tactical Planning -- The Tactical Planning Process -- Supratactical Planning Process -- Estimated Mission Performance at Gale Crater -- Planetary Protection -- Summary of the MSL Mission and Science Investigation -- The MSL Science Team Rules of the Road -- Data Privileges Policies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Curiosity (Spacecraft)
SUBJECT Curiosity (Spacecraft) fast
Subject Planets -- Exploration
Planets -- Exploration -- Equipment and supplies
SUBJECT Mars (Planet) -- Exploration -- Equipment and supplies. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85081554
Mars (Planet) -- Exploration. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85081553
Subject Mars (Planet)
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783030538057
3030538052