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Featuring all-new 3D models built using data gathered by NASA and the European Space Agency, The Planets is an awe-inspiring journey through the Solar System, from Earth to Mars and beyond.
Viewed layer by layer, planets and other objects in the Solar System are taken out of the night sky and presented on a white background, revealing every detail of their surface and internal anatomy in astonishing detail.
Looking at planets, the Sun, hundreds of moons and thousands of asteroids and comets, The Planets includes timelines that chronicle all major Space missions, right up to the latest Mars rovers, and infographics that present fascinating facts about all planets and the Solar System in a fresh new way.
- Sales Rank: #52774 in Books
- Brand: Dorling Kindersley Limited (COR)
- Published on: 2014-08-18
- Released on: 2014-08-18
- Ingredients: Example Ingredients
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 12.20" h x .80" w x 10.20" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 256 pages
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"This handy volume packed with the latest scientific observational analysis is a must-have for fans of planetary science." – Library Journal, Starred Review
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
Up to 2014
By Hanna.w.
This book covers what we know of the solar system up to 2014. It's astounding to see how much our knowledge of the solar system has changed in a matter of decades. I hadn't looked through a book like this since grade school days. The information on the outer gas planets is much more in depth than anything I knew before. A hexagonal hurricane blowing at the north pole of Saturn? Methane lakes and rain on Titan? Diamond seas and hailstones on Uranus and Neptune!? I could sit and stare at these pictures and let my mind drift off imagining stories of these planets hours upon hours. One of my favorite aspects of this book was the flat map of the entire planet for the rocky worlds (none provided for the gas planets). Reminds you of the early charts of Earth made by explorers of our own planet. You can dream about how much more might be filled out for Mercury, Venus, and Mars. This is a fantastically fun book to explore.
The pages are about 11.5x10" each, so there is plenty of room for big, beautiful, glossy pictures. Often the picture would span the two pages of the open book. One frustration I had was on a couple of occasions, the feature that was being pointed out on a picture was nearly at the seam of the book so it was very difficult to get a good look at. Some of the color keys identifying different types of celestial bodies or countries were not so clear. The colors chosen could run too close together, it was difficult to tell which was which (e.g. teal vs light blue). The information is mostly in short blurbs along the lines of plaques in front of museum displays. I did find myself wishing they had included pronunciation keys. Perhaps not on the main book pages since that would muddle things too much, but at least a section in the back that could be dedicated to pronunciation alone.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Worth every penny and then some
By Beth E. Williams
As is true for all DK titles this latest collaboration between the Smithsonian and the publisher on the Planets within our solar system is massively - maybe even deliriously - illustrated, with beautiful double-page spread photographs that are in many cases computer generated or enhanced to accentuate the text. Anyone with even the slightest curiosity or interest in astronomy close to 'home' will find much to savor and ponder in this huge book.
It is also not age-specific nor only for the science reader, even children who can not as yet read will learn visually thanks to the presentation of material - large photographs are accompanied by smaller ones that illustrate a sequence of events or development, from the very beginning of the book - such as the double page spread of the Planets as they are found rotating around the Sun with enough definition as to where they are in relation to each other as to the sun - including in the same panel a comparison as to their size relative to each other. Even a young child would see Jupiter as the most impressive. Following that, literally on the next pages (pps 14-5) is a nice example of what DK does so well, the macro picture of a burgeoning "giant interstellar cloud" above three smaller ones that illustrate how the rotation and gravity spin the cloud into a "protostar." (This evolving cloud continues on the next page with spectacular shot of the bombardment of the Sun and then below five smaller illustrations visually explaining how the solar nebula eventually swirls into planets and their modern positions).
Having said that this DK edition is ideally suited to the science reader and Viewer, especially those already familiar with the basic concepts and information thanks to science documentaries on TV or perhaps in their school. For those who are fascinated by what's out there, how our system is actually a delicately balanced phenomena then this new edition will further amaze you with both the quality of the photography and the wonderful spot boxes of attendant information.
Graphics are also a strong suit for this book, (its size means it should definitely be placed on a table), and where there is so much to cover the editors used simple color-based illustrations to get their points across, but without a doubt the pride of place in this book is the chapter by chapter coverage of the Sun and then each planet. These chapters are jaw-dropping, and include so many nice asides that each chapter feels like an entire book was devoted to each of the planets. For example, the chapter on Mars (pp 110- 137), one of the rocky planets (in contrast to the 'gas giants' out past the Asteroid Belt) illustrates the editors' wide, diverse scope of discussion topics for each planet. The color photography is simply extraordinary, with specific details highlighted to go alongside basic Data on each planet. Much of this may already be familiar, but wait, the next spread is fabulous cross section of Mars itself, from its iron core (we think) through layers of mantel and crust to atmosphere. This is just before you see Mars mapped, with its flat lava plains, volcanoes and highlands named and notated with whatever Earth based spacecraft has visited or will visit.
But wait! Next, Water on Mars, with dramatic color shots of impact meltwater and outflow channels and ice! Not to be outdone, the next spread is about Valles Marineris, (pp118-9) which has captions designed to boggle the mind, ("... five times deeper and nearly ten times longer than Earth's Grand Canyon, Valles Marineris stretches across the face of Mars like a vast wound...") with of course, little boxes chock full of more into, land profile, formation speculation, color enhanced graphic to show this extraordinary feature on Mars.
And then we get to the 'good' stuff! The section on Martian Volcanoes with their amazing photographs will shock you, collapsed calderas, lava tubes, the difference between volcanoes on Earth vs Mars... its a feast! And yet, we're not done with Mars or its volcanoes! The next spread is devoted to Olympus Mons, almost 3 times the height of Mount Everest on Earth, it is the largest volcano in the solar system, over 14 miles high! The editors used 3D reconstruction from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimetre data to provide a stunning recreation of what this vast volcano looks like, the one that is wider than France!
Almost as if to overwhelm the reader the very next set of images is the Dunes of Mars, gathered from orbiting cameras; these dune fields rippling and moving, just as they would on Earth. And before visual exhaustion sets in we still have material on the Polar Caps of Mars, and the Moons of Mars (the photo of Phobos from Voyager I orbiter is simply shocking in its detail), then we have the Red Planet timeline through history as it has interfaced with our understanding of this planet ... but, my favorite section on Mars, as with each of the planets, is about the Missions to Mars, with a fabulous graphic showing every important planned and already completed mission to this planet from a variety of countries. For the total enthusiast they even provide graphic drawings of these various craft, from Mariner 9 to Mars Express ... all of which lead us to Roving on Mars, "the only planet that robotic rovers have explored. Four rovers have successfully visited Mars ... we now understand more about the surface of Mars that any other planet except Earth..." (p.134).
And if that wasn't enough, the next concluding spread on Mars are those wonderful composite map photographs of what these rovers found, the Exploring Mars section.
This is NOT a book read all in one go, it is meant to be dipped into often and for whatever time you have available, it will have a cumulative effect: over time you will have journeyed through our Solar System, in awe, and in wonder. Each planet has similar wonders to reveal, each chapter has so much that is as new as it gets that it will keep you on top of what we know for many years. And you will also know what you want to know more about, be it the Asteroid Belt or Io or why Pluto is no longer a "planet." Sit back and enjoy, it is a major visual and information achievement.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Breathtaking
By Kristine Lofgren
It’s a shame that words like awesome and amazing have been muted by current usage, because I feel like my language is inadequate to describe this book. 250-ish pages of breathtaking, stunning, gorgeous photos in such vivid detail that I repeatedly found myself wanting to touch the pages, to feel the nubby ripples of the Dunes of Mars or waft my hand through the swirling gaseous beauty of Jupiter up close. Alas, it is just ink on paper, but to compare this book to the usual educational text is like comparing newspaper to a leather-bound novel: technically they are the same thing, just words on a page, but they are so extraordinarily different.
DK Smithsonian has brought the planets into your home with The Planets: The Definitive Guide to Our Solar System. I don’t know if I would say that it is actually definitive, you can find texts out there that will give you more depth and science, but you would be hard pressed to find one that covers as much in such stunning detail.
Each planet (and nearby satellites) receive an in-depth multi-page spread that starts with a gorgeous, full sized image of the planet on a crisp white background so that you can see the planet in all its colorful, awesome detail. Further on, you are introduced to the structure of the planet, from core to atmosphere. From there you get to know the things that make the planet special - called the “Up Close” section - like Saturn’s rings, for instance, or Venus’ volcanic surface. Next comes moons, the planetary system and, if available, a flat map of the surface of the planet. Finally you are greeted with a “Destination” section, which introduces you to something special about the planet - the significant mountains, seas or other features. Finally there is a timeline of our understanding of the planet.
This is all great information, I loved reading about the various missions to different planets, the things that make them special and finding a new understanding of how we relate to that planet. But what makes this book stand out is the images. For instance, did you know that Europa is covered in snaking cracks that look almost like some giant animal had raked its claws across the surface? Have you ever seen the chalky cliffs of Uranus’ Verona Rupes? Have you ever looked so close at a solar flair that you could almost feel the heat blasting against your skin? Buy this book and you will. From the outside in, you will get to see the intricacies of our solar system in images so breathtaking that you will never look at the little red dot of Mars in the night sky the same way again.
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