Exploring our solar system

Describes what we have learned about our solar system from telescopes and spacecraft, focusing on the characteristics of the planets and their moons.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ride, Sally
Other Authors: O'Shaughnessy, Tam E.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown Publisher, c2003.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • The solar system: an overview
  • The sun
  • The terrestrial planets
  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • The moon
  • Mars
  • The asteroid belt
  • Venus, earth, and mars--why are they so different?
  • The giant planets
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Uranus
  • Neptune
  • The Kuiper belt
  • Pluto.