Recipe for a Solar System

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Assemble the ingredients of our solar system as it forms over billions of years - from the very first supernova to today!

For space lovers of all ages, get to know our solar system in a fun and memorable way! It's an 'astronomy cook book', with ingredients that include stardust and solar winds, and where the heating power comes from the Sun! Professor Raman Prinja, a true expert when it comes to cosmic ingredients, breaks down the steps that formed our little corner of the Universe.

You've never seen space science like this, with each step brought to life through fiery illustrations by Kristina Kister. Every page builds upon the last and shows you how to assemble dashes of planetesimals, to stir the solar nebula cooking pot, add a sprinkling of dwarf planets and cook a big batch of moons.

And don't miss the food-based recipes at the end of the book, where you can take the space fun into the kitchen. Making astronomy delicious!

From the international award-winning author of Planetarium, Wonders of the Night Sky and The Future of the Universe.

Contents include:

Introduction

The raw ingredients

Our solar nebula cooking pot

Several dashes of planetesimals

Seeds of the inner solar system

Moulding Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

Seeds of the outer solar system

Solar wind cast-off

Leftovers

Dwarf planet sprinkling

Layered planets

Forming the giant four

A cosmic bashing

Smashing together a moon

A big batch of moons

Icing around the planets

Allow to cool

Some final shakes

More solar system recipes

Great solar system baking challenge!

- Iced planet biscuits

- Moon rock munchies

Glossary, Index and Further reading

Author Bio

Raman Prinja (Author)

Multi-award-winning author, Professor Raman Prinja, is Head of Department for Astronomy at University College London. He is dedicated to the belief that it is hugely important to promote awareness of astronomy and physics to as wide an audience as possible, and especially to motivate and inspire the next generation of Universe explorers. As part of Professor Prinja's outreach, he has written several books on astronomy to share the excitement of the Universe with laypersons, parents, teachers and, above all, young people.

Kristina Kister (Illustrator)

Kristina Kister is an illustrator and character designer from Essen, Germany. After graduating in Communication Design she worked as a junior art director in an ad agency in Dusseldorf, where she illustrated for clients like Weight Watchers, Fashion Designer Thomas Rath, DHL and many more.

Today she is a freelance illustrator illustrating pen&paper books, children's books, developing character and concepts for German TV shows and all kinds of projects that involve illustration work.

Having a background as a graphic designer, her style is known for geometric shapes, unusual colour palettes and clear outlines. Working mostly digitally, she experiments with watercolour and pencil textures to give it an analogue feel.