Outer planets
By: Glenn F. Chaple.
Series: Greenwood guides to the universe
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780313365706; 9780313365713
Subjects: Outer planets
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: From a cave in France to the jet propulsion laboratory : a historical look at the outer planets; title: The nature of the beast : what is a Jovian planet?; title: In the beginning : the birth of the Jovian planets; title: Jupiter, king of the planets; title: Jupiter's moons : a solar system in miniature; title: Saturn, crown jewel of the solar system; title: Saturn's moons : a death star, a deep freeze Earth, and more; title: Uranus, a tipped-over world; title: Neptune, the planet discovered on paper; title: Exoplanets : Jovian planets beyond our solar system; title: Voyager 2's grand tour; title: The outer planets : a glance back and a look ahead.