The Planets The Definitive Visual Guide to Our Solar System
The Planets The Definitive Visual Guide to Our Solar System by DK is an illustrated edition published by National Geographic Books on August 18, 2014. This 256-page book offers a comprehensive visual exploration of our Solar System, detailing the eight planets and their moons, as well as dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets. Readers will discover fascinating facts about each celestial body, including unique phenomena such as days longer than years and mountains towering over Everest.
The Planets presents a dazzling visual tour using 3-D models and photography from NASA and the European Space Agency. It describes the characteristics of each planet, from the scorching surface of Mercury to the gas giant Jupiter, which is significantly larger than Earth. Edited by space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock, this book serves as an informative resource for those interested in science, physics, and astronomy, making it a valuable addition to any reference collection.
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Discover places where a day is longer than a year, where hailstones are made of diamonds, and where a mountain looms twice the size of Everest.
These and more are all to be found in The Planets.
The Sun’s gravity holds in thrall eight planets, each with an entourage of moons, as well as dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets. The Planets takes you on a dazzling visual tour. From the Solar System’s fiery heart, travel to rocky worlds such as tiny Mercury scorched by the Sun. Then witness Venus swathed in a sulfurous haze, and go to the outer reaches to visit planets such as gas giant Jupiter, which is 120 times the size of Earth.
Using 3-D models and photography from NASA and the European Space Agency, The Planets describes each one, as well as the extraordinary endeavors of space exploration.
Edited by space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock, this book is enthralling reading for everyone interested in astronomy and space exploration.
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