HOW? Get answers to all the questions you have about Solar system!

Ever wonder how the planets got their names? Follow our journey through the solar system, and meet the Roman Gods who inspired our ancient astronomers. Learn more about our solar system through poems and colourful illustration!

When you were born, your parents named you. They probably chose a name close to their hearts and with a meaning they know. The process of naming planets, on the other hand, is different. This rewarding since book for fourth graders will investigate the process of how planets are named. Your child will easily associate with this book because it’s in line with the curriculum in school.

Use this book to learn how planets are named. Go through each of the nine planets and understand how it was discovered and why they were named as such. Examine the significance of Greek and Roman gods in the naming process. What was the reason for naming each planet as such? Know the answer by reading this book.

The quantity of numbered minor planets has now well exceeded a quarter million. The new sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, which is the IAU’s official reference work for the field, now covers more than 17,000 named minor planets. In addition to being of practical value for identification purposes, the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names provides authoritative information on the basis of the rich and colorful variety of ingenious names, from heavenly goddesses to artists, from scientists to Nobel laureates, from historical or political figures to ordinary women and men, from mountains to buildings, as well as a variety of compound terms and curiosities. This sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names has grown by more than 7,000 entries compared to the fifth edition and by more than 2,000 compared to the fifth edition, including its two addenda published in 2006 and 2009. In addition, there are many corrections, revisions and updates to the entries published in earlier editions. This work is an abundant source of information for anyone interested in minor planets and who enjoys reading about the people and things minor planets commemorate.

Ongoing advances in Solar System exploration continue to reveal its splendour and diversity in remarkable detail. This undergraduate-level textbook presents fascinating descriptions and colour images of the bodies in the Solar System, the processes that occur upon and within them, and their origins and evolution. It highlights important concepts and techniques in boxed summaries, while questions and exercises are embedded at appropriate points throughout the text, with full solutions provided. Written and edited by a team of practising planetary scientists, this third edition has been updated to reflect our current knowledge. It is ideal for introductory courses on the subject, and is suitable for self-study. The text is supported by online resources, hosted at www.cambridge.org/solarsystem3, which include selected figures from the book, self-assessment questions and sample tutor assignments, with outlines of suggested answers.