Solar system
Subtitle: a visual exploration of the planets, moons, and other heavenly bodies that orbit our sun
By: written by Marcus Chown
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers; Distributed by Wokman Publishing Company
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781579128852
Description: Beginning with a fascinating overview and then organized by planet, in order of its distance from the sun, "Solar System" takes us on a trip across time and space that includes a front-row seat to the explosive birth of the solar system, a journey to (and then deep inside) each of its eight planets, and even an in-depth exploration of asteroids and comets.
Notes: Includes index.

"Published in partnership with Touch Press, creators of The Elements and Solar system for iPad; Faber and Faber; and Planetary Visions."
Table of contents: title: The Data Explained; title: Solar System Map; title: Solar System; title: The Inner Solar System Map; title: Sun; title: Mercury; title: Venus; title: Earth; title: The Moon; title: Mars; title: Phobos; title: Deimos; title: Asteroid Belt Map; title: Ceres; title: Eros; title: Gaspra; title: Ida; title: Itokawa; title: The Outer Solar System Map; title: Jupiter; title: Io; title: Europa; title: Ganymede; title: Callisto; title: Jupiter's Other Moons; title: Saturn; title: Saturn's Rings; title: Titan; title: Enceladus; title: Iapetus; title: Mimas; title: Hyperion; title: Saturn's Moons; title: Uranus; title: Miranda; title: Uranus's Moons; title: Neptune; title: Triton; title: Kuiper Belt Map; title: Kuiper Belt; title: Pluto; title: Eris; title: Makemake; title: Haumea; title: Oort Cloud; title: Comets.