Our solar system (World Book, Inc.)

Includes index

Meet the inner planets -- Tiny Mercury -- Close to the sun -- Finding Mercury in the night sky -- Phases of Mercury -- Mercury and the sun -- Mercury and Earth -- An iron world -- Almost airless -- An uninviting place -- So many craters! -- Mercury's giant crater -- Exploring Mercury -- Venus : Earth's "twin" -- Second rock from the sun -- Finding Venus in the night sky -- The most dazzling planet -- Venus and the sun -- Venus and Earth -- Inside Venus -- A crushing atmosphere -- Venus is scorching hot! -- Runaway greenhouse effect -- Volcanoes everywhere! -- Active volcanoes on Venus? -- Continents on Venus -- Exploring Venus -- An unwelcoming world

""Presents facts about the composition, atmosphere, and history of exploration of Mercury and Venus and features large illustrations and photographs."-Provided by publisher"--

Ages 9-13

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