Richly illustrated with full-color images, this book is a comprehensive, up-to-
date description of the planets, their moons, and recent exoplanet discoveries.
This second edition of a now classic reference is brought up to date with
fascinating new discoveries from 12 recent Solar System missions. Examples
include water on the Moon, volcanism on Mercury's previously unseen half, vast
buried glaciers on Mars, geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus, lakes of
hydrocarbons on Titan, encounter with asteroid Itokawa, and sample return from
comet Wild 2. The book is further enhanced by hundreds of striking new images
of the planets and moons. Written at an introductory level appropriate for
undergraduate and high-school students, it provides fresh insights that appeal
to anyone with an interest in planetary science. A website hosted by the author
contains all the images in the book with an overview of their importance.

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