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TECHNOLOGY

Carson, Mary Kay

Mission to Pluto: The First Visit to an Ice Dwarf and the Kuiper Belt

73 pp. | Houghton | January, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-41671-0 $18.99

(2) 4-6 Scientists in the Field series. Photographs by Tom Uhlman. In 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft successfully flew past the dwarf planet Pluto. The data sent back has opened a new window onto the science of the outer solar system. Crafted from firsthand accounts, Carson's description explains the decades-long process of a multi-million-dollar NASA mission. Photographs throughout the book capture the emotional moment when the first data arrived. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2017