The Design and Engineering of Curiosity: How the Mars Rover Performs Its Job

By Emily Lakdawalla

Based on interviews with the scientists and engineers who built and now operate the rover

Explains how the rover has actually functioned on Mars, including the wear on its components

Collects a wide variety of otherwise inaccessible information on rover engineering, including corrections to previously published work

Provides a one-of-a-kind reference to a mission that is likely to last for another decade at least, and which will need to onboard numerous scientists and engineers into operational roles

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319681443
• ISBN13: 9783319681443
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.1" x 9.8"