SECRET LIVES OF PLANETS

Most of us assume that the solar system is as regular and unchanging as a clock. On a short timescale it is. But seen in a longer perspective, the planets and their satellites have exciting lives full of variety. Mars used to be blue, Titan has lakes of liquid methane, and Mercury is the shyest planet. The culmination of a lifetime of astronomy and wonder, Paul Murdin's enchanting book reveals everything you ever wanted to know about the planets, their satellites, and our place in the solar system.