Bibliograph

Mercury and Venus, the inner planets

Type

Label

Mercury and Venus, the inner planets

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

Ages 9-13, World Book, Inc

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mercury and Venus

Oclc number

1142020071

Series statement

Our solar system

Sub title

the inner planets

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification