Bibliograph

The Solar System, general editors, Giles Sparrow, Judith John, and Chris McNab

Type

Label

The Solar System, general editors, Giles Sparrow, Judith John, and Chris McNab

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 76) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Solar System

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

923792045

Responsibility statement

general editors, Giles Sparrow, Judith John, and Chris McNab

Series statement

Discoveries in space science

Summary

The Solar System examines topics on earth and its surrounding planets, from the sun all the way out to Pluto. Detailed illustrations and clear charts help explain these complicated topics

Table Of Contents

Introducing the solar system -- Overview of the solar system -- Planetary orbits -- Birth of the inner planets -- Birth of the gas giants -- Impacts in the solar system -- The sun -- Rotation of the sun -- Solar eclipses -- Sunspots -- Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- Earth's interior -- Earth's impact craters -- Earth's tides -- The aurorae -- The moon -- Phases of the moon -- Formation of the moon -- Mars -- The surface of Mars -- Water on Mars -- Jupiter -- Jupiter's atmosphere -- Jupiter's moon system -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Pluto and Charon -- Beyond Pluto -- Asteroid belt -- Comets -- Meteors

Target audience

adolescent

Classification