planets

Profiles the eight planets from Mercury to Neptune and the dwarf planets Pluto, Eris, and Ceres; discusses meteorites, comets, the Kuiper and asteroid belts, the Oort cloud, and other solar systems; and presents planet charts, a glossary, and a "Solar System in a Grocery Bag" project.

Explains what makes a planet a planet and why Pluto is no longer considered one, and describes planet rotation and orbits.

A group of Martians looking for life on the different planets in the solar system make a surprising discovery just as they are about to give up.

Introduces the solar system and its nine planets. Includes directions for making two models: one showing relative sizes of the planets and the other, their relative distances from the sun.

Text and photographs describe features of the red planet.

Describes the characteristics of the planet Jupiter and its moons as revealed by photographs sent back by two unmanned Voyager spaceships which took one-and-one half years to reach this distant giant.

Discusses the movements, location, and characteristics of the nine known planets in Earth's solar system.

Photographs and simple text present information about the nine planets of our solar system.

Describes what planets and comets are, when the universe began, and other facts about planets.

Describes the sixth planet from the sun, its rings, and its moons, and includes photographs taken in outer space.