The Outer Planets

The Outer Planets

by Giles Sparrow
Epub (Kobo - Fixed Layout), Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 10/07/2025

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Top tips for space travellers! Get to know the outer planets of your solar system in this up-close tour of key cosmic destinations.


The Space Traveller's Guide: The Outer Planets is a personal tour of the gassy and icy planets furthest from the Sun - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - plus a pit-stop among the comets, several amazing moons and even a look beyond the planets to the Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud and of course the dwarf planets! Learn the unmissable formations at each location, from Saturn's Dragon Storm to the snow-spewing geysers on the surface of the moon Enceladus. Includes 'Traveller's Tips' for surviving extreme conditions in each spot, and don't miss the real-life tour photos at the back!


The Space Traveller's Guide series is the perfect one-stop-shop for space lovers, brought to you by expert astronomy and physics author Giles Sparrow. It includes astounding facts to inspire young space-travel hopefuls, plus humorous cartoons to draw them through the pages, and presents key science learning in an accessible format for readers aged 9 and up.


Contents list, The Outer Planets: The outer solar system / Jupiter / Io / Europa / Ganymede and Callisto / Saturn / Ringed wonder / Saturn's moons / Uranus / Neptune / Comets / Beyond the planets / Tour snapshots / Glossary / Resources / Index


The series includes: Earth and the Inner Planets, The Outer Planets, The Sun and Stars and Space Exploration

ISBN:
9781526328151
9781526328151
Category:
Space (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Epub (Kobo - Fixed Layout), Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
10-07-2025
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hachette Children's Group
Giles Sparrow

Giles Sparrow studied astronomy at University College, London, and science communication at Imperial College, before embarking on a career in publishing.

Starting out as an editor, he worked on various science reference books for young readers, including DK's Eyewitness series and their larger Visual Encyclopedia series.

He is now a popular science author with a string of beautiful and successful books for adults and children under his belt, including Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide, Cosmos, Spaceflight, Exploring the Solar System series, and many others.

Available for download after 10/07/2025

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