The Planets - Andrew Cohen, Professor Brian Cox

Written by Andrew Cohen, Professor Brian Cox
Read by Samuel West
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

A companion book to the critically acclaimed BBC series.

We’re living through an extraordinary time of exploration. A fleet of space probes are continually beaming data from their sensors back to Earth. Hidden in this stream of code are startling new discoveries about the worlds we share with the Sun.

Along the way we will meet all eight of the major planets, Mercury, a lifeless victim of the Sun’s expanding power. Venus, once thought to be lush and fertile, now known to be trapped within a toxic and boiling atmosphere. Mars, the red planet, doomed by the loss of its atmosphere. Jupiter, twice the size of all the other planets combined, but insubstantial. Saturn, a stunning celestial beauty, the jewel of our Solar System. Uranus, the sideways planet and the first ice giant. Neptune, dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds. Pluto, the dwarf planet, a frozen rock, plus a supporting cast of moons, asteroids and comets, and a mysterious as yet unseen world way out beyond the Kuiper belt.

Andrew Cohen and Professor Brian Cox take readers on a voyage of discovery, from the fiery heart of our Solar System, to its mysterious outer reaches. They touch on the latest discoveries that have expanded our knowledge of the planets, their moons and how they come to be.

Introduction: 0:11:37
Chapter 1 Mercury and Venus: 1:20:00
Chapter 2 Earth and Mars: 1:39:38
Chapter 3 Jupiter the Godfather: 1:24:22
Chapter 4 Saturn the Celestial Jewel: 1:44:20
Chapter 5 Uranus, Neptune, Pluto: Into the Darkness: 1:23:11

Unabridged
Narrated By: Samuel West
Duration: 7:43:10
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64kbps