Jupiter: El sistema solar

by Isaac Asimov, Patricia D'Andrea (Translator), Carlos Porras (Translator), Richard Hantula

Overview

An up-to-the-minute examination of our Solar System's largest planet -- Jupiter. Topics include Jupiter's rings, fierce winds, swirling storms, enormous Great Red Spot, sixteen moons, and shepherd satellite, plus the Galileo mission to Jupiter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780836838541
Publisher:	Gareth Stevens Publishing
Publication date:	07/28/2003
Series:	Isaac Asimov's Biblioteca del Universo del Siglo XXI
Edition description:	Spanish-language Edition
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.92(w) x 10.26(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Isaac Asimov began his Foundation series at the age of 21, not realizing that it would one day be considered a cornerstone of science fiction. During his legendary career, Asimov penned over 400 books on subjects ranging from science to Shakespeare to history, though he was most loved for his award-winning science fiction sagas. Asimov entertained and educated readers of all ages for close to five decades, until he died, at the age of 72, in April 1992.

Date of Birth:

January 20, 1920

Date of Death:

April 6, 1992

Place of Birth:

Petrovichi, Russia

Place of Death:

New York, New York

Education:

Columbia University, B.S. in chemistry, 1939; M.A. in chemistry, 1941; Ph.D. in biochemistry, 1948

Table of Contents

	The Bright Planet Jupiter	4
	Seeing Jupiter	6
	A Closer Look	8
	The Great Red Spot	10
	Rings around the Planet	12
	The Moons of Jupiter	14
	Icy and Cratered Callisto	16
	The Solar System's Largest Moon--Ganymede	18
	Fire and Ice: Two Volcanic Worlds	20
	Probing the Planet Jupiter	22
	Galileo's Epic Voyage	24
	Smash Hits: A Comet Collides with Jupiter	26
	Fact File: Jupiter, the Largest Planet	28
	More Books about Jupiter	30
	CD-ROMs and DVDs	30
	Web Sites	30
	Places to Visit	30
	Glossary	31
	Index	32