planets

Presents an illustrated introduction to the Earth, describes the atmospheres of the other planets in the solar system, and explains the reasons why Earth is capable of sustaining life.

Did you know that light takes eight minutes to travel from the Sun to Earth? This title introduces the Sun, our star, its relationship to other stars, its solar system, and the effects it has on Earth.

Describes the nine planets that make up the solar system.

An introduction to planets and moons, discussing the origins of the solar system, the history of planet discovery, the characteristics of Earth and its moon, and conditions on other planets.

Young readers learn about the planets in our soloar system.

Photographs and simple text introduce the planets in our solar system.

Presents facts on Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, describes the surface of each, and discusses missions to explore them.

Contains 140 articles that provide information about various aspects of the solar system and deep-space astronomy, arranged alphabetically from antimatter to x-ray and gamma-ray astronomy; and includes a glossary, a categorized list of essays, and a subject index.

A brief introduction to the characteristics of each planet.

Provides a close-up view of all nine planets in our solar system with accompanying text.