Title:
Are there other Earths? / by Michael Portman.
ISBN:
9781433982576
9781433982583
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2013.
Physical Description:
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Contents:
What's out there? -- Our universe -- Galaxies and stars -- The solar system -- The Goldilocks zone -- Too hot, too cold -- Exoplanets -- Planet hunting -- Hot giants -- The transit method -- Kepler -- The search goes on -- Into the future.
Summary:
Readers will find out about the other planets that scientists have discovered through accessible text, fact boxes, and photographs. They will be introduced to scientific tools including the Kepler telescope, which has assisted in locating many planets outside of our solar system.
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Audience:
NC780L Lexile
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OCLC Number:
ocn798263822
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