Guide to the Universe: Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets
Author: ANDREW. RIVKIN
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Published: 2009
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Guide to the Universe: Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets
Author: Andrew S. Rivkin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2009-10-15
Total Pages: 227
ISBN-13: 0313344337
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGeared toward students, this guide provides an overview of the small bodies that orbit the sun. This volume in the Greenwood Guides to the Universe series covers asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets—those small bodies that revolve the Sun—and provides readers with the most up-to-date understanding of the current state of scientific knowledge about them. Scientifically sound, but written with the student in mind, Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets is an excellent first step for researching the exciting scientific discoveries of the smallest celestial bodies in the solar system. The book will introduce students to all of the areas of research surrounding the subject, answering many intriguing questions. It defines a dwarf planet and explains why Pluto is one. It looks at how such small bodies form, what they are made of, and what kind of atmospheres might they have. And it asks—and answers—whether asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets present a hazard to the Earth or to spacecraft.
Guide to the Universe: Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets
Author: Andrew S. Rivkin
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: 2009-10-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780313344329
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFar-Out Guide to Asteroids and Comets
Author: Mary Kay Carson
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Published: 2010-07-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9780766031876
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Presents information about asteroids and comets, including fast facts, history, and technology used to study them"--Provided by publisher.
Far-Out Guide to Asteroids and Comets
Author: Mary Kay Carson
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2013-04
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 1464501122
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHave you ever seen a comet or a shooting star? You may think they look pretty, but these giant space rocks can cause major destruction. Scientists keep a close watch on comets and asteroids using high-powered telescopes and spacecraft. Get ready to learn lots of far-out facts about asteroids and comets!
Dawn of Small Worlds
Author: Michael Moltenbrey
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-10-24
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 3319230034
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book gives a detailed introduction to the thousands and thousands of smaller bodies in the solar system. Written for interested laymen, amateur astronomers and students it describes the nature and origin of asteroids, dwarf planets and comets, and gives detailed information about their role in the solar system. The author nicely reviews the history of small-world-exploration and describes past, current and future space craft missions studying small worlds, and presents their results. Readers will learn that small solar system worlds have a dramatically different nature and appearance than the planets. Even though research activity on small worlds has increased in the recent past many of their properties are still in the dark and need further research.
The Planets
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-09-01
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1465435735
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover places where a day is longer than a year, where hailstones are made of diamonds, and where a mountain looms twice the size of Everest. These and more are all to be found in The Planets. The Sun's gravity holds in thrall eight planets, each with an entourage of moons, as well as dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets. The Planets takes you on a dazzling visual tour. From the Solar System's fiery heart, travel to rocky worlds such as tiny Mercury scorched by the Sun. Then witness Venus swathed in a sulfurous haze, and go to the outer reaches to visit planets such as gas giant Jupiter, which is 120 times the size of Earth. Using 3-D models and photography from NASA and the European Space Agency, The Planets describes each one, as well as the extraordinary endeavors of space exploration. Edited by space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock, this book is enthralling reading for everyone interested in astronomy and space exploration.
The Nature of Planets, Dwarf Planets, and Space Objects
Author: Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
Published: 2011-05-01
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 1615305661
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPeering through a telescope, you are likely to encounter a host of celestial bodiesanything from another planet to a cometspeckling the night sky. Careful observation has shown that while each object follows a unique orbit or trajectory, these entities also share numerous qualities and together provide critical information about space and the universe as a whole. This engaging volume surveys the characteristics of the diverse objects that make up the solar system as well as their distinguishing features.
The Planets
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-08-18
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 0744030315
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover places where a day is longer than a year, where hailstones are made of diamonds, and where a mountain looms twice the size of Everest. These and more are all to be found in The Planets. The Sun’s gravity holds in thrall eight planets, each with an entourage of moons, as well as dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets. The Planets takes you on a dazzling visual tour. From the Solar System’s fiery heart, travel to rocky worlds such as tiny Mercury scorched by the Sun. Then witness Venus swathed in a sulfurous haze, and go to the outer reaches to visit planets such as gas giant Jupiter, which is 120 times the size of Earth. Using 3-D models and photography from NASA and the European Space Agency, The Planets describes each one, as well as the extraordinary endeavors of space exploration. Edited by space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock, this book is enthralling reading for everyone interested in astronomy and space exploration.
The Outer Solar System
Author: Erik Gregersen Associate Editor, Astronomy and Space Exploration
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2009-12-20
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 1615300147
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents an introduction to the solar system, focusing on the Sun and the four planets furthest from it, along with information about Pluto, the Kuiper Belt, asteroids, meteors, and comets.
