Book cover for Exploring the Solar System: A History with 22 Activities Volume 25 by Mary Kay Carson

Exploring the Solar System

A History with 22 Activities Volume 25

Mary Kay Carson
2008 Released
176 Pages
2-3 Hours
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Chicago Review PressISBN 9781556527159
Winner of the 2009 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Children's Literature Award. How do we know that Mars is covered in rusty dust, that a day on Venus lasts longer than its year, and that Neptune has 13 moons? Human exploration! Exploring the Solar System relates the rich history of space exploration using telescopes, satellites, probes, landers, and human missions. This book has been updated to include the recent discovery of Eris, which, along with Pluto, has been newly classified as a "dwarf planet" by the International Astronomical Union. In addition to history, this book contains 22 hands-on projects to explore the planets and other celestial bodies from right here on earth. Exploring the Solar System also includes biographies of 20 space pioneers, details of specific missions, a time line, and a 20-page Field Guide to the Solar System with detailed scientific data on each of our celestial neighbors and the historic missions to visit them.

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Mary Kay Carson

Mary Kay Carson first saw gray wolves--and heard them howl!--in Yellowstone while on a book research trip for Park Scientists: Gila Monsters, Geysers, and Grizzly Bears in America's Own Backyard. The author's many books have received more than a dozen starred reviews and a number of awards. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her photographer husband in a century-old house surrounded by urban greenspace, deer, hawks, woodchucks, and songbirds. Find out more at marykaycarson.com.

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