| Description |
ix, 300 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Why a new solar system? -- Exploring the planets -- The sun -- Mercury: a hot, old world -- Venus: a hot, cloudy planet -- Earth: a watery, living world -- Mars: the red planet -- The asteroid belt -- Jupiter: the gas giant -- Saturn: the ringed planet -- Uranus: the blue, icy planet -- Neptune: an icy, cold world -- Trans-Neptunian objects -- Overview and the future. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Astronomy.
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Solar system.
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Outer space -- Exploration.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780643095755 (pbk.) |
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9780643096851 (electronic bk.) |
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