Our solar system (World Book, Inc.)

Includes index

The awe and wonder of the night sky -- Space probes -- Space probes do what astronauts cannot -- Venturing out -- The first piloted spacecraft -- Walking on the moon -- Space probes to Venus and Mercury -- Destination Mars! -- Space pioneers -- The Voyager probes -- Voyager 2's grand tour -- Gravity assist -- Return to Mars -- Mars rovers -- Phoenix and Curiosity discoveries on Mars -- New lunar probes -- More Jupiter probes -- Cassini at Saturn -- New Horizons -- Solar probes -- Touching the sun -- Probing comets -- Probes to asteroids -- Returning humans to space -- Microgravity and space travel -- Effects of space travel on the human body -- Suiting up -- To the moon and beyond

""Presents facts about the history of piloted and unpiloted space exploration in our solar system and features large illustrations and photographs."--

Ages 9-13

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