Solar System Books

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Lost in the Solar System (The Magic School Bus, #4) Lost in the Solar System (The Magic School Bus, #4)
by (shelved 13 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.29 — 9,805 ratings — published 1990
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Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.31 — 315,338 ratings — published 2011
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,274,187 ratings — published 2011
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Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.39 — 180,972 ratings — published 2012
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Pluto Gets the Call Pluto Gets the Call (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,067 ratings — published 2019
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The Planets The Planets (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.64 — 4,790 ratings — published 2005
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There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)
by (shelved 6 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,578 ratings — published 1999
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The Planets in Our Solar System (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2) The Planets in Our Solar System (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2)
by (shelved 6 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.98 — 240 ratings — published 1981
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Stella's Stellar Hair Stella's Stellar Hair (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.35 — 740 ratings — published 2021
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.18 — 334,828 ratings — published 1968
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.27 — 740,838 ratings — published 2014
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Seveneves Seveneves (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.00 — 124,489 ratings — published 2015
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Solar System Solar System (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.86 — 83 ratings — published 1995
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2312 2312 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.52 — 21,736 ratings — published 2012
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Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1) Red Mars (Mars Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.86 — 88,327 ratings — published 1992
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Blue Remembered Earth (Poseidon's Children, #1) Blue Remembered Earth (Poseidon's Children, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.89 — 12,135 ratings — published 2012
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Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.12 — 183,056 ratings — published 1973
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Dark Age (Red Rising Saga, #5) Dark Age (Red Rising Saga, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.50 — 124,047 ratings — published 2019
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Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4) Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.21 — 172,330 ratings — published 2018
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The Martian Chronicles The Martian Chronicles (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.16 — 284,302 ratings — published 1950
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Artemis Artemis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.69 — 321,322 ratings — published 2017
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Galaxies, Galaxies! Galaxies, Galaxies! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.76 — 128 ratings — published
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Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.54 — 372,107 ratings — published 2016
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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2) Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.49 — 455,126 ratings — published 2015
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Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5) Nemesis Games (The Expanse, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.44 — 113,512 ratings — published 2015
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Boy, Were We Wrong About the Solar System! Boy, Were We Wrong About the Solar System! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.89 — 129 ratings — published 2008
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Cosmos Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.40 — 158,099 ratings — published 1980
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Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3) Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.28 — 152,830 ratings — published 2013
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My Book of Planets My Book of Planets (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.71 — 42 ratings — published 2007
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The Planets: Revised Edition The Planets: Revised Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.86 — 248 ratings — published 1993
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The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1) The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.83 — 23,809 ratings — published 2010
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2010: Odyssey Two 2010: Odyssey Two (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.95 — 60,662 ratings — published 1982
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How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.06 — 9,872 ratings — published 2010
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The Object The Object (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,858 ratings — published
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Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9) Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.54 — 69,280 ratings — published 2021
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Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids (Lucky Starr, #2) Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids (Lucky Starr, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,364 ratings — published 1953
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Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,473 ratings — published 2023
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Pluto!: Not a Planet? Not a Problem! Pluto!: Not a Planet? Not a Problem! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.28 — 362 ratings — published 2023
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Lives of the Planets: A Natural History of the Solar System Lives of the Planets: A Natural History of the Solar System (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.77 — 111 ratings — published 2007
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The Blanket Where Violet Sits The Blanket Where Violet Sits (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.71 — 159 ratings — published
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The Butcher of Anderson Station (The Expanse, #1.5) The Butcher of Anderson Station (The Expanse, #1.5)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.02 — 27,056 ratings — published 2011
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Your Place in the Universe Your Place in the Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,027 ratings — published 2020
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The Last Dance (The Near-Earth Mysteries, #1) The Last Dance (The Near-Earth Mysteries, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,345 ratings — published 2019
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Childhood’s End Childhood’s End (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.12 — 172,729 ratings — published 1953
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The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.31 — 807 ratings — published 2018
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The Planets: Photographs from the Archives of NASA The Planets: Photographs from the Archives of NASA (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.40 — 310 ratings — published 2017
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Vacation Guide to the Solar System: Science for the Savvy Space Traveler! Vacation Guide to the Solar System: Science for the Savvy Space Traveler! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.01 — 557 ratings — published 2017
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Inherit the Stars Inherit the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,924 ratings — published 1977
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Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2) Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.96 — 40,766 ratings — published 1993
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Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3) Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as solar-system)
avg rating 3.95 — 33,071 ratings — published 1996
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“What's the Density of the Universe?”
Eric John Mancini

Craig Childs
“When a planet is born from interstellar dust it has about twelve refractory minerals, those resistant to decomposition by heat, pressure, or chemical attack. By the time it is complete with asteroid accretion and finally volcanic activity, about 1,500 different minerals are present. The earth has at least 4,300 species of mineral. This high number is unique in the solar system, a function of biological processes such as photosynthesis that releases oxygen which chemically bonds with almost every element, creating new minerals.”
Craig Childs, Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Ever-Ending Earth

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