Books in Exploring Our Solar System series

What would it be like to travel to the Moon in a spaceship, touch down on its surface, and bound around in the low gravity? This book takes you on a mission to the Moon. Explore the vast, flat plains of the lunar seas, leave a footprint that could last a million years, and find out why astronomers think that the Moon was once a part of the Earth.

Describes the characteristics, formation, and study of black holes in our solar system.

Presents general information about the planet Earth, including its place in the solar system, what it is made of, and its moon.

Meachen Rau, Dana

Sparrow, Giles

Everyone knows what those glowing points of light in the night sky arebut do you know what they are made of? The Stars: Glowing Spheres in the Sky answers this question as well as many others, such as How are stars formed? How far away from Earth is the nearest star? What is the biggest star? and What is a black hole?

What would it be like if you could travel to Jupiter in a spaceship, fly across the cloud tops, and land on its moons? This book takes you on a mission to the Jupiter system. Watch the Great Red Spot spin around, search for life on Jupiter's moons, and find out why the strange moon lo is constantly turning itself inside out.

What would it be like if you could travel to Mars in a spaceship, land on its surface, and walk around in the low gravity? This book takes you on a mission to Mars. Watch tornadoes seep across the Martian desert, fly over the biggest volcano in the solar system, and find out why astronomers think there might once have been life on Mars.

Describes the characteristics, formation, and study of black holes in our solar system.

Describes the orbit, surface and internal composition, exploration, and future study of earth.

What would it be like if you could travel to Mercury in a spaceship, land on its surface, and bounce around in the low gravity? This book takes you on a mission to Mercury. Fly over the second-largest impact crater in the solar system, explore the deep crack in Mercury's crust, and find out why a day last longer than a year on this tiny planet.

Describes Pluto, which was officially designated a dwarf planet in 2006.