The Planetary System


Welcome to one of the most stunning surveys of our solar system to date, 
The Planetary  System! Authored by renowned planetary scientist David 
Morrison, and now available as 
an ExInEd Electronic PictureBook, this sensational collection from the golden 
era of space exploration contains 100 beautiful and informative images of our 
solar system, including all the planets, their planetary rings and satellites, and 
asteroids and comets. Educational as well as beautiful, the images have been 
selected both for their variety and how well they illustrate the wide range of 
physical and geological features present in the solar system. Thoughtful, easy-
to-read captions describe each image and its significance in detail. As 
with all Electronic PictureBooks, The Planetary System has been crafted in a 
delightful interactive format that allows the reader to browse at will. A 
suggested reading list compiled by The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is 
included.

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Macintosh¨ computer with at least 2.5 megabytes of available RAM, 
sufficient hard disk space to contain the Electronic Picturebook, System 7.0, 
and HyperCard 2.1 or HyperCard Player 2.1. 

This Electronic PictureBook is one of a series being produced by the 
Exploration in Education (ExInEd) program at the Special Studies Office of the 
Space Telescope Science Institute (ST ScI). The purpose of the ExInEd program 
is to discover new tools and approaches to relate space science and exploration 
to basic teaching and learning, and it involves searching for new ways to 
assemble and distribute the results of research, particularly images. 

For more information on the ExInEd program, or to provide comments or 
suggestions on the Electronic PictureBook concept, please write to:  
ExInEd 
Space Telescope Science Institute
3700 San Martin Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218.
email: ExInEd@stsci.edu

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