<b>Discover places where a day is longer than a year, where hailstones are made of diamonds, and where a mountain looms twice the size of Everest.</b><br><b> </b><br>These and more are all to be found in <i>The Planets</i>.<br><br>The Sun’s gravity holds in thrall eight planets, each with an entourage of moons, as well as dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets. <i>The Planets</i> takes you on a dazzling visual tour. From the Solar System’s fiery heart, travel to rocky worlds such as tiny Mercury scorched by the Sun. Then witness Venus swathed in a sulfurous haze, and go to the outer reaches to visit planets such as gas giant Jupiter, which is 120 times the size of Earth.<br><br>Using 3-D models and photography from NASA and the European Space Agency, <i>The Planets</i> describes each one, as well as the extraordinary endeavors of space exploration. <br><br>Edited by space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock, this book is enthralling reading for everyone interested in astronomy and space exploration.