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The Solar System
Sunil Tanna
Paperback (Independently published, March 3, 2019)A complete guide to the Solar System including the Sun, all the planets, all the recognised dwarf planets & much else besides - major moons, asteroids, comets, meteoroids & more. You'll also learn about the what lies beyond the Solar System, how the Solar System was formed & how it is expected to evolve in future. Contains numerous color pictures, illustrations & diagrams that will fascinate amateur astronomers & junior scientists.Updated April 2020Table of Contents:1: The Solar System: A Whistle-Stop TourThe SunThe Planets-How Many Planets?-How Far are the Planets from the Sun?-Planetary Orbits-Planetary Rotation-Types of PlanetsMinor Planets, Dwarf Planets & Comets-Minor Planets of the Inner Solar System - Asteroids-Minor Planets of the Outer Solar System-Dwarf Planets-CometsMeteoroids, Micrometeoroids & Space Dust-Meteors & Meteorites-Sources of Meteoroids & Micrometeoroids-Meteor Showers & Meteor StormsMoons-How Many Moons are There?-Can a Moon Have Its Own Moons?-How Big Can Moons Be?-How Small Can Moons Be?-Orbital Characteristics of Moons-Tidal Locking-Trojan Satellites2: The SunName & DiscoveryPhysical CharacteristicsRotationStudy & Exploration3: MercuryName & DiscoveryPhysical CharacteristicsOrbitRotationMoonsStudy & ExplorationLife?4: VenusName & DiscoveryPhysical CharacteristicsOrbitRotationMoonsStudy & ExplorationLife?5: EarthName & DiscoveryPhysical CharacteristicsStudy & ExplorationOrbitRotationThe MoonStudy & ExplorationLife6: MarsName & DiscoveryPhysical CharacteristicsOrbitRotationMoonsStudy & ExplorationLife?7: JupiterName & DiscoveryPhysical CharacteristicsOrbitRotationRingsMoonsStudy & ExplorationLife?8: SaturnName & DiscoveryPhysical CharacteristicsOrbitRotationRingsMoonsStudy & ExplorationLife?9: UranusName & DiscoveryPhysical CharacteristicsOrbitRotationRingsMoonsStudy & ExplorationLife?10: NeptuneName & DiscoveryPhysical CharacteristicsOrbitRotationRingsMoonsStudy & ExplorationLife?11: Planet NineName & DiscoveryPhysical CharacteristicsOrbitRotationRingsMoonsStudy & ExplorationLife?12: CeresName & DiscoveryPhysical CharacteristicsOrbitRotationStudy & ExplorationLife?13: PlutoName & DiscoveryPhysical CharacteristicsOrbitRotationMoonsStudy & ExplorationLife?14: HaumeaName & DiscoveryPhysical CharacteristicsOrbitRotationRingMoonsStudy & ExplorationLife?15: MakemakeName & DiscoveryPhysical CharacteristicsOrbitRotationMoonsStudy & ExplorationLife?16: ErisName & DiscoveryPhysical CharacteristicsOrbitRotationMoonsStudy & ExplorationLife?17: Beyond the Solar SystemStars-Types of Stars-Distances to Stars-Other Solar SystemsGalaxies-Types of Galaxies-Our Galaxy - The Milky WayGroups, Clusters & Superclusters18: The History of the Solar SystemThe Big BangThe First StarsLater StarsThe Birth of the Solar SystemThe Formation of the Planets & Asteroids-Terrestrial Planets-Giant Planets-The Asteroid Belt-Planetary MigrationMoonsLate Heavy Bombardment19: The Future of the Solar SystemThe SunThe PlanetsMoonsThe Milky Way & the Local GroupThe Ultimate Fate of the UniverseConclusion
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Our Solar System
Baby Professor
eBook (Baby Professor, Dec. 20, 2015)Yes, science can be made fun and easy! This book features the solar system in all its glory. You can see pictures of the planets and the galaxy in full color. The layout is definitely going to amaze and delight a child. As a result, learning becomes highly entertaining. Grab a copy today!
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Exploring the Solar System
Bruce LaFontaine
Paperback (Dover Publications, Jan. 12, 1998)Combining the history of astronomy with the latest advances in space age technologies, this exciting coloring book also joins fun with facts about space exploration and our solar system.Forty-four stunning illustrations, carefully researched and meticulously rendered, depict the geocentric and heliocentric solar system models; Galileo's drawings of the moon; the NEAR (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) spacecraft orbiting the asteroid Eros; an astronaut on the lunar surface with an "earthrise" overhead; the Magellan spacecraft penetrating the clouds of Venus to radar-map the continents; the enigmatic "face" on Mars; a U. S. space shuttle and its sleek successor, the Venture Star; plus representations of all the planets and much more.Each illustration is accompanied by a fact-filled caption in this celestial guide, which is sure to fascinate students, teachers, and colorists of all ages.
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The Solar System
Laura Hamilton Waxman
Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2010)Presents an introduction to the solar system, describing the Sun, the eight planets, and its other bodies such as dwarf planets and asteroids, and the history of the study of the solar system.
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'Max the Minnow' & 'Solar System SOS' -
William Boniface, Don Sullivan
Hardcover (Accord Publishing, March 15, 1997)None
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Sophie, Sam and the Solar System
Aileen MacLeod, Izzy Bean
language (, Feb. 7, 2018)Are you ready to jet into Space? Join Sophie and Sam as they whizz around the Galaxy in their spaceship. With charming rhymes and bold and colourful illustrations you will love meeting all the different planets. Can you spot the alien in each picture?
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The Solar System
Rosalind Mist
Paperback (QEB Publishing, Aug. 12, 2014)Explore the solar system with this exciting bind-up visual guide.With informative diagrams and NASA photography, the up-to-date text informs children about basic astronomy.Each planet, star, or space object is looked at in detail, as are developments in space technology, discoveries, and astronomers.
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The Solar System
Carmen Bredeson
Paperback (Scholastic, March 15, 2003)This Rookie read-About (r) Science book introduces young readers to the solar system. Colorful photos and simple text encourage children to read on their own as they learn about the planets, comets, asteroids, and other objects that circle the Sun. (Also available: Astronauts, Liftoff!, and The Moon)
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Simon and the Solar System
Derek Taylor Kent, Mary Gutfleisch
Hardcover (Whimsical World, Nov. 21, 2017)The perfect book for young STEM and STEAM students, young Simon Beck is terrified of his upcoming astronomy test... that is until a friendly alien named Neil Newton shows up and takes him a tour of the Solar System that he will never forget. But zipping around space isn't as easy as it seems when they have to dodge ice rocks in Saturn's rings and escape a dust storm on Mars. In the end, Simon becomes an expert on all the planets and even the Sun, but his teacher has a surprise for him at the end!
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The System
Shelbi Wescott
eBook (, July 2, 2013)Lucy King’s saga continues as she searches for her family and for the truth in Book Two of the Virulent Chronicles.It took one week to demolish the world and obliterate the earth’s population.And it took two weeks to solidify friendships and build-up a small society of survivors who must rely solely on each other to navigate the future’s unknown terrain.As Grant Trotter and Lucy King make their journey to Brixton, Nebraska in search of answers, the Oregon contingent of survivors must deal with Ethan’s failing health and some resentful, mysterious newcomers. Each group faces new challenges as they adjust to their new terrifying realities.
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The Solar System.
Safrew & Thompson
Hardcover (Five Mile Press, Sept. 1, 2010)Explore the far reaches of our solar system with this life-a-flap book. Stunning images and fascinating facts about the planets that surround us, the stars, comets, and meteors. Lift the flaps on every page to discover more about our neighbors in the solar system.
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The Solar System
Howard K. Trammel
Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2009)Introduces the solar system, describing how it was formed, its elements, including the Sun, the planets, meteroids, asteroids, and comets, and the telescopes and spacecrafts used in exploring it.
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