Mercury / / Heather Moore Niver

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910154938603321
• Autore: Niver Heather Moore
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services, , 2017
• ISBN: 1-5081-0367-4
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
• Collana: Planetary Exploration
• Disciplina: 523.41
• Soggetti: Space flight to Mercury; Mercury (Planet) Exploration
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Meet the morning star -- Take a look at Mercury -- Rockin' planets -- How Mercury was made -- How Mercury shrank! -- No atmosphere: explore the exosphere -- Mercury's crazy orbit and spin -- Discovering Mercury -- Mariner 10 -- Messenger to Mercury.
• Sommario/riassunto: This curriculum-based book illuminates Mercury for young readers with satellite images, diagrams, and vocabulary boxes. Topics covered include Mercury's formation, surface, atmosphere, orbit, and rotation, as well as Mariner 10 and Messenger, the unmanned spacecraft that have flown by Mercury and provided more insight into the planet's features.