The solar system, meteors, and comets /
Solar System, meteors, & comets
author: Clive Gifford.
- 32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
- Watch this space! .
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Meet the neighbours -- What's a planet, what's a moon? -- Planet Earth -- The Moon and its orbit -- Mercury and Venus: strange neighbours -- Mars: the red planet -- Jupiter: it's massive! -- Saturn: lord of the rings -- Uranus and Neptune -- Asteroids and dwarf planets -- Meteors and meteorites -- Comets -- Exoplanets.
Booklist, February 2016 Resource Links, December 2015 Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), January 2016
Explore our stunning solar system and learn about its eight planets from mini Mercury to giant Jupiter. Find out about marvelous moons and mighty meteorites, and be dazzled by curious comets and eccentric exoplanets.