The Space Traveller's Guide: The Outer Planets (The Space Traveller's Guide)

by Giles Sparrow

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Top tips for space travellers! Get to know the outer planets of your solar system in this up-close tour of key cosmic destinations.

The Space Traveller's Guide: The Outer Planets is a personal tour of the gassy and icy planets furthest from the Sun - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - plus a pit-stop among the comets, several amazing moons and even a look beyond the planets to the Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud and of course the dwarf planets! Learn the unmissable formations at each location, from Saturn's Dragon Storm to the snow-spewing geysers on the surface of the moon Enceladus. Includes 'Traveller's Tips' for surviving extreme conditions in each spot, and don't miss the real-life tour photos at the back!

The Space Traveller's Guide series is the perfect one-stop-shop for space lovers, brought to you by expert astronomy and physics author Giles Sparrow. With all the astounding facts to inspire young space-travel hopefuls, plus humorous cartoons to draw them through the pages. Presenting key science learning in an accessible format for readers aged 9 and up.

Contents list, The Outer Planets: The outer solar system / Jupiter / Io / Europa / Ganymede and Callisto / Saturn / Ringed wonder / Saturn's moons / Uranus / Neptune / Comets / Beyond the planets / Tour snapshots / Glossary / Resources / Index

The series includes: Earth and the Inner Planets, The Outer Planets, The Sun and Stars and Space Exploration

  • ISBN10 1526328143
  • ISBN13 9781526328144
  • Publish Date 10 July 2025
  • Publish Status Forthcoming
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Hachette Children's Group
  • Imprint Wayland
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 32
  • Language English