Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-230) and index.
Contents
Wanderers : evolving perspectives on the planets -- Giants : the jovian planets -- Cratered worlds : the Moon and Mercury -- Strange twins : Venus and Earth -- Destination Mars : the planet most like earth -- Fire and ice : small bodies in the outer solar system -- Remnants of creation : comets, asteroids, and the origin of the solar system -- Cosmic impacts : a planetary perspective.