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The big backyard : the solar system beyond Pluto
Title:
The big backyard : the solar system beyond Pluto
Author:
Miller, Ron, 1947- author.
ISBN:
9781728475349
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
89 pages, 15 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Contents:
The birth of the solar system -- The planet hunt -- The mystery of comets -- The dark frontier : on beyond Pluto -- The invisible solar system -- The long reach of the sun -- Between the solar system and the stars.
Abstract:
"Deep space holds materials left over from the formation of the solar system. Astronomers have been making exciting discoveries on the outermost fringes and the New Horizons spacecraft brings new insights into the origins of the sun and planets"-- Provided by publisher.
Reading Level:
Ages 13-18 Twenty-First Century Books

Grades 7-9 Twenty-First Century Books