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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

The inner planets : Mercury, Venus, and Mars / edited by Sherman Hollar.
    p. cm.—(The solar system)
“In association with Britannica Educational Publishing, Rosen Educational Services.”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-61530-561-2 (eBook)
1. Inner planets—Juvenile literature. 2. Mercury (Planet) — Juvenile literature. 3. Venus (Planet) —
Juvenile literature. 4. Mars (Planet)—Juvenile literature. I. Hollar, Sherman.
QB602.I56 2012
523.4—dc22

2010053891

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