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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154938303321

Autore

Vescia Monique

Titolo

Saturn / / Monique Vescia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services, , 2017

ISBN

1-5081-0343-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Collana

Planetary Exploration

Disciplina

523.46

Soggetti

Saturn (Planet)

Solar system

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Jewel of the solar system -- Sixth from the sun -- Sizing up Saturn -- A planet that can float -- Rings of ice -- Many moons -- Wild weather -- Beneath the surface -- Spinning around the sun -- Early observations -- Unmanned missions -- Probing for answers -- A closer look.

Sommario/riassunto

This curriculum-correlated book explores Saturn's many unusual features, such as rings made of ice, ammonia storms, methane rain, and a density lower than water. Includes images from the Pioneer and Voyager missions in the 1970s and 1980s.