13 planets : the latest view of the solar system /
Thirteen planets. Latest view of the solar system.
David A. Aguilar.
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2011.
- 60 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
- National Geographic kids. .
- National geographic kids. .
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Latest view of the solar system -- How our solar system formed -- Sun -- Mercury -- Venus -- Earth. Earth's Moon ; Meteorites -- Mars. Water on Mars -- Ceres/Asteroid belt -- Jupiter. Jupiter's moons -- Saturn. Saturn's moons -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Pluto -- Haumer/Kuiper belt -- Makemake -- Eris/Dwarfs -- Comets/Oort cloud -- End of our solar system -- Other solar systems.
Profiles each of the planets in Earth's solar system, including Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, MakeMake, the sun, the Oort cloud, comets, and more.