neptune (planet)

Discusses the orbit, atmosphere, moons, surface features, exploration, and other aspects of the planet Neptune.

"An introduction to Neptune, comets, and dwarf planets for primary and intermediate grade students with information about their features and exploration. Includes charts and diagrams, a list of highlights for each chapter, fun facts, glossary, resource list, and index"--Provided by publisher.

Describes Neptune, including its history, its composition, and its role in the solar system.

Presents an illustrated discussion of Uranus and Neptune, covering their temperatures, moons, rings, rotation, and more, and includes information about the Keck observatory and online sources for viewing the night sky.

"Introduction to Neptune and the distant dwarf planets, providing to primary and intermediate grade students information on their features and exploration. Includes fun facts, glossary, resource list and index"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces the fourth largest known planet in the solar system, and discusses the planet's largest moon--Triton--its violent winds, rings, magnetic field, and other related topics.

Color photos and diagrams fill this overview of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, which describes their features, formation, moons and rings, and the history of research on them. Also includes a glossary and further-reading list.

Describes the characteristics of the three most distant planets in the solar system--Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

Discusses the orbit, atmosphere, composition, moons and rings, size, and exploration of Neptune.

Discusses the physical features and moons of the planet Neptune and how we have gained our knowledge of this giant world.