by Heather Couper, Robert Dinwiddie, John Farndon, Nigel Henbest, David W. Hughes, Giles Sparrow, Carole Stott, Colin Stuart · DK · Tapa dura · ISBN 9781465424648
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«The Planets» is the definitive visual guide to the solar system by Heather Couper and others, published by DK in hardcover (256 pages, in English).
The book uses three-dimensional models created with data from NASA and the European Space Agency to tour the solar system, from Earth to Mars and beyond. It presents planets, the Sun, moons, asteroids and comets, with infographics and timelines of space missions, showing layer by layer the surface and internal structure of these bodies.
Published in 2014 by DK in collaboration with the Smithsonian, it is a collective work by eight authors with texts in English.
For astronomy enthusiasts and readers looking for a visual and accessible introduction to the solar system.
Heather Anita Couper, was a British astronomer, broadcaster and science populariser.
