Chown, Marcus, 1959-

Solar system : a visual exploration of the planets, moons, and other heavenly bodies that orbit our sun / written by Marcus Chown. - Updated edition, First updated edition - 224 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes index. "Published in partnership with Touch Press, creators of The elements, and Solar system for iPad; Faber and Faber; and Planetary Visions." Derived from the ebook Solar System for iPad.

The Data Explained -- Solar System Map -- Solar System -- The Inner Solar System Map -- Sun -- Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- The Moon -- Mars -- Phobos -- Deimos -- Asteroid Belt Map -- Ceres -- Eros -- Gaspra -- Ida -- Itokawa -- The Outer Solar System Map -- Jupiter -- Io -- Europa -- Ganymede -- Callisto -- Jupiter's Other Moons -- Saturn -- Saturn's Rings -- Titan -- Enceladus -- Iapetus -- Mimas -- Hyperion -- Saturn's Moons -- Uranus -- Miranda -- Uranus's Moons -- Neptune -- Triton -- Kuiper Belt Map -- Kuiper Belt -- Pluto -- Eris -- Makemake -- Haumea -- Oort Cloud -- Comets.

Beginning with a fascinating overview and then organized by planet, in order of its distance from the sun, "Solar System" takes us on a trip across time and space that includes a front-row seat to the explosive birth of the solar system, a journey to (and then deep inside) each of its eight planets, and even an in-depth exploration of asteroids and comets.

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Planets.
Satellites.
Planetas
Satélites


Solar system.
Sistema solar
Solar system--Pictorial works.

QB 602 / C552s 2022

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