| ISBN |
9780716662655 hardcover |
| Name |
Adams, William D., (Childrens' author) author. |
| Title |
Clockwork Venus rover / writer, William D. Adams. |
| Published |
Chicago, Illinois : World Book, Inc., 2022. |
| ©2022 |
| Description |
48 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm |
| Notes |
Includes index. |
| "With NASA inventor, Jonathan Sauder"--Cover. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Earth's evil twin -- Why study Venus? -- Inventor feature : inspiration and childhood -- Starting from scratch -- Inventor feature : entrepreneurship and space -- The limits of power -- Big idea : clockwork and technology -- Automatons -- Prototype : Venus walker -- Prototype : Venus tank -- Inventor feature : move fast, fail often -- Prototype : how many wheels? -- Mechanical bumper -- Hybrid design -- Inventor feature : building a better booster -- Testing HAR-V -- Inventor feature : contests -- Jonathan Sauder and his team -- Inventor challenge : Titan rover. |
| Summary |
"Venus is one of the most challenging planets to explore. Its acidic clouds, crushing pressures, and searing heat destroy even the toughest space probes. Learn how engineer Jonathan Sauder plans to overcome these challenges using the same technology that makes clocks tick"--Back cover. |
| Subjects |
Sauder, Jonathan -- Biography |
| United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
| Space probes -- Juvenile literature |
| Roving vehicles (Astronautics) -- Juvenile literature |
| Aerospace engineering -- Juvenile literature |
| Venus (Planet) -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature |
| Added Corporate Names |
World Book, Inc issuing body. |
| Series |
Out of this world (World Book, Inc.) |
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