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• 7 • Diversity • (1985) • essay by Byron Preiss
• 11 • The Solar System: An Introduction • (1985) • essay by Andrew Fraknoi
• 18 • Writing of Two Sorts • (1985) • essay by Isaac Asimov
• 19 •  The Planets • (1985) • interior artwork by Moebius
• 22 • Space Flight: Imagination and Reality • (1985) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
• 25 •  The Planets [2] • (1985) • interior artwork by Robert McCall
• 29 •  The Planets [3] • (1985) • interior artwork by Robert McCall
• 36 • Earth: The Water Planet • (1985) • essay by Ursula B. Marvin
• 49 • After the Storm • (1985) • short story by Harry Harrison
• 53 •  After the Storm • (1985) • interior artwork by Bill Sanderson
• 64 • Earth's Moon: Doorway to the Solar System • (1985) • essay by G. Jeffrey Taylor
• 67 •  Too Beautiful to Have Happened By Accident • (1985) • interior artwork by Alan Bean
• 73 •  Senator Schmitt Samples Surface Soil • (1985) • interior artwork by Alan Bean
• 77 • Handprints on the Moon • (1985) • short story by William K. Hartmann
• 79 •  Handprints on the Moon • (1985) • interior artwork by Lebbeus Woods
• 92 • Mars: The Red Planet • (1985) • essay by Michael H. Carr
• 104 • The Love Affair • (1982) • short story by Ray Bradbury
• 109 •  The Love Affair • (1985) • interior artwork by Wayne Barlowe
• 114 • Jupiter's World: A Colossal Realm • (1985) • essay by Joseph Ververka
• 129 • The Future of the Jovian System • [Viewpoint] • (1985) • essay by Gregory Benford
• 135 •  The Future of the Jovian System • (1985) • interior artwork by James Gurney
• 144 • Saturn: A Ringed World • (1985) • essay by David Morrison
• 155 • Dreadsong • (1985) • short story by Roger Zelazny
• 159 •  Dreadsong • (1985) • interior artwork by John Harris
• 166 • Uranus: Distant Giant • (1985) • essay by Dale P. Cruikshank
• 174 • Uranus or UFO Versus IRS • (1985) • short story by Philip José Farmer
• 177 •  Uranus or UFO Versus IRS • (1985) • interior artwork by Richard Courtney
• 187 • Dies Irae • (1985) • short story by Charles Sheffield
• 195 •  Dies Irae • (1985) • interior artwork by Pat Ortega
• 204 • Neptune: Farthest Giant • (1985) • essay by Dale P. Cruikshank
• 212 • At the Human Limit • (1985) • short story by Jack Williamson
• 213 •  At the Human Limit • (1985) • interior artwork by Ralph McQuarrie
• 223 •  At the Human Limit [2] • (1985) • interior artwork by Ralph McQuarrie
• 228 • Pluto: Outermost • (1985) • essay by Robert Silverberg
• 236 • Sunrise on Pluto • (1985) • short story by Robert Silverberg
• 241 •  Sunrise on Pluto • (1985) • interior artwork by Joel Hagen
• 248 • Mercury: The Sun's Closest Companion • (1985) • essay by Clark R. Chapman
• 259 • Transcript: Mercury Program • (1985) • short story by Frank Herbert
• 261 •  Transcript: Mercury Program • (1985) • interior artwork by Kikuo Hayashi
• 274 • Venus: The Veiled Planet • (1985) • essay by Lawrence Colin
• 286 • Big Dome • (1985) • short story by Marta Randall
• 287 •  Big Dome • (1985) • interior artwork by Bob Eggleton
• 304 • Asteroids and Comets: The Billion Other Planets • (1985) • essay by William K. Hartmann
• 316 • Halley's Comet • (1985) • essay by William K. Hartmann
• 318 • Small Bodies • (1985) • short story by Paul Preuss
• 319 •  Small Bodies • (1985) • interior artwork by Roger Ressmeyer
• 332 • The Contributors (The Planets) • (1985) • essay by uncredited
• 335 • Further Reading About the Solar System • (1985) • essay by Andrew Fraknoi