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Planets / written by Carole Stott.

Explore the Solar System through the latest space imagery and take a grand tour around our neighbours in space with DK Eyewitness Planets. From Mercury to Neptune and beyond, get an eyewitness view of the rocky planets, gas giants, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets and other bodies that make up our Solar System. Discover the secrets of space, examine the latest space exploration equipment, and learn about the scientists behind discoveries ancient and new. DK Eyewitness Planets also includes a giant fold-out wall chart full of facts, perfect for bedrooms or classrooms. Using the most up-to-date images from NASA and ESA taken by probes such as New Horizons, Eyewitness Planets takes you as close as you can get to the other worlds of our Solar System.

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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
C9008479164 J 523.4 STO
Junior nonfiction   Smithfield Branch . . Available .  
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ISBN 9780241288085 (paperback)
0241288088 (paperback)
Dewey 523.4
Author Stott, Carole author.
Title Planets / written by Carole Stott.
Published London : Dorling Kindersley, 2017.
Physical description 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 28 cm. + 1 pullout poster.
Series DK eyewitness travel guides
General note "Explore Earth's neighbours in space--from the rocky inner planets to the distant giants"--Cover.
Includes index.
Contents note Planet Earth and its neighbours -- What is a planet? -- Changing worlds -- Skywatching -- Space age exploration -- The sun -- Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- Water world -- Living planet -- The moon -- Exploring the moon -- Mars -- The red planet -- Roving on Mars -- Asteroids -- Jupiter -- Jupiter's moons -- Saturn -- Saturn's rings -- Saturn's moons -- Visiting the giants -- The outer solar system -- Uranus -- Neptune -- The dwarf planets -- Comets -- Exoplanets -- Did you know? -- Solar system facts -- Timeline.
Summary Explore the Solar System through the latest space imagery and take a grand tour around our neighbours in space with DK Eyewitness Planets. From Mercury to Neptune and beyond, get an eyewitness view of the rocky planets, gas giants, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets and other bodies that make up our Solar System. Discover the secrets of space, examine the latest space exploration equipment, and learn about the scientists behind discoveries ancient and new. DK Eyewitness Planets also includes a giant fold-out wall chart full of facts, perfect for bedrooms or classrooms. Using the most up-to-date images from NASA and ESA taken by probes such as New Horizons, Eyewitness Planets takes you as close as you can get to the other worlds of our Solar System.
Subject Planets -- Juvenile literature
Astronomy -- Juvenile literature
Solar system -- Juvenile literature
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