Planets
Photographs from the Archives of NASA
Published on 7. November 2017
256 pages
978-1-4521-6046-7 (ISBN)
Description
This magnificent volume offers a rich visual tour of the planets in our solar system. More than 200 breathtaking photographs from the archives of NASA are paired with extended captions detailing the science behind some of our cosmic neighborhood's most extraordinary phenomena. Images of newly discovered areas of Jupiter, fiery volcanoes on Venus, and many more reveal the astronomical marvels of space in engrossing detail. Anyone with an interest in science, astronomy, and the mysteries of the universe will delight in this awe-inspiring guide to the wonders of the solar system.
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Nirmala Nataraj is a New York-based writer and the author of Earth and Space.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- You're an Explorer
- Our Solar System
- The Origin of the Planets
- What Constitutes a Planet?
- The Solar System's Moons
- The History of Planetary Discovery
- Solar System Missions
- Beyond the Solar System
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
- Other Bodies of the Solar System
- The Sun
- Pluto
- Ceres
- Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko
- A Steroid Vesta
- Bibliography
- Web Resources
- Image Credits
- About the Author
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