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1) The moon
Author
Language
English
Description
Examines the many facets and puzzles of our Moon, including its phases and eclipses, its early discoveries and modern exploration, and its possible origins and future prospects.
2) The sun
Author
Language
English
Description
A description of the sun, the star of our solar system, which includes information on its origin, physical composition, and characteristics, as well as on studies made of the sun by instruments and satellites.
4) Neptune
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
Revised and updated edition.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the fourth largest known planet in the solar system.
5) Mercury
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
Revised and updated edition.
Language
English
Description
Describes the planet closest to the sun, examining its size and composition, its surface features, its orbit, and efforts to learn more about this planet.
6) Saturn
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
Revised and updated edition.
Language
English
Description
A description of Saturn, the second largest planet in our solar system, which includes information on its numerous moons, and spacecraft and probes which study it.
7) Mars
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
Revised and updated edition.
Language
English
Description
A description of Mars, the fourth planet from our sun, which includes information on the controversy over possible life on Mars, on the planet's moons, and on space probes and spacecraft which have studied it.
8) Jupiter
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
Revised and updated edition.
Language
English
Description
A description of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, which includes information on its numerous moons, space probes which have studied it, and the 1994 collision of comet remnants with the planet.
9) Earth
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
Revised and updated edition.
Language
English
Description
A description of Earth, the third planet from the sun, which includes information on its origins, composition, and unique characteristics.
10) Uranus
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
Revised and updated edition.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the third largest known planet in the solar system.
11) Pluto and Charon
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
Revised and updated edition.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the smallest known planet in the solar system as well as its moon.
12) Venus
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
Revised and updated edition.
Language
English
Description
Describes some of the various features of the planet Venus and how we have learned what we know.
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