 In the same
large, square format as Simon's earlier books on other planets, a clear, concise text
draws on the latest findings and the best of recent color photos. Venus has her special
charms--the hottest planet in the solar system, covered with clouds of sulphuric acid,
with bizarre surface details--all emerging from photos and radar maps taken from earlier
Russian expeditions and NASA's Magellan spacecraft, which is still orbiting Venus. |