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48 pages
colour illustrations, maps, portraits.
Contents include: To boldly go... -- Who explores, and why? -- Early explorers -- Man on the Moon -- Plan and prepare -- Blast-off! -- In deep space -- Ready to explore -- Flyby, bye-bye -- Into orbit -- Landers and impactors -- Robotic rovers -- Close-up look -- Exploring Mars -- Back on Earth -- Towards the Sun -- Asteroids near and far -- Comet mysteries -- Gas giants -- Into the future -- Space magic and myth.
Summary: Explore through 100 facts the ways in which we find out about space. Read how robot rovers investigate other planets, why some probes smash into comets, and how spacecraft are exploring the outer reaches of the Solar System.
100 facts.