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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154938803321

Autore

Penne Barbra

Titolo

Jupiter / / Barbra Penne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-5081-0346-1

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

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

Collana

Planetary Exploration

Disciplina

523.45

Soggetti

Jupiter (Planet)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Meet Jupiter -- The biggest planet -- The gas giant -- Orbit and spin -- Appearance and atmosphere -- Magnetic field -- Jupiter's rings -- Jupiter's moons -- Exploring Jupiter -- Life on Jupiter?

Sommario/riassunto

This curriculum-based book teaches young readers about Jupiter as one of the eight planets in our solar system in astronomical terms, providing the fundamental information any student needs to begin their studies in astronomy. Chapters focus on topics such as Jupiter's orbit and rotation, rings, atmosphere, and moons, as well as on the space missions that have helped us get a closer look at the planet and its moons over the past decades.