Discover places where a day is longer than a year where hailstones are made of diamonds and where a mountain looms twice the size of Everest. These and more are all to be found in The Planets. The Suns gravity holds in thrall eight planets each with an entourage of moons as well as dwarf planets asteroids and comets. The Planets takes you on a dazzling visual tour. From the Solar Systems fiery heart travel to rocky worlds such as tiny Mercury scorched by the Sun. Then witness Venus swathed in a sulfurous haze and go to the outer reaches to visit planets such as gas giant Jupiter which is 120 times the size of Earth. Using 3D models and photography from NASA and the European Space Agency The Planets describes each one as well as the extraordinary endeavors of space exploration. Edited by space scientist Maggie AderinPocock this book is enthralling reading for everyone interested in astronomy and space exploration. show more