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Author : Seymour Simon
Publisher : Paw Prints
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,69 MB
Release : 2009-06
Category : Asteroids
ISBN : 9781442057449
Explores how comets, meteors, and asteroids move through our solar system, and explains the ingredients that make a comet's tail and other topics
Author : Dennis B. Fradin
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 19,67 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780516017235
Describes in simple terms the meteors, comets, and asteroids that are part of our solar system and discusses the various theories concerning their origin and their effect on life on Earth.
Author : Rosalind Mist
Publisher : QED Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,24 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Asteroids
ISBN : 9781845389666
"An introduction to asteroids, comets, and meteors, including what they are made of, where they are, and how they interact with other bodies of the solar system"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Ron Miller
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 47,33 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761372792
From earliest times, humans have wondered about the sky above them and have studied all visible objects. People began to identify differences between stars and planets, and as technology advanced with telescopes and space probes, they sought deeper understanding of the millions of bits of debris rocketing through the solar system. Scientists determined that most of these objects are left over from the creation of the planets and their moons. They classified these leftovers into categories such as asteroids, comets, and meteors. In this book, we'll explore seven wonders of asteroids, comets, and meteors. Ceres is a huge mountain-sized asteroid that orbits with other asteroids between Mars and Jupiter. Other marvels include Ganymede, the largest asteroid in the group called Earthgrazers or Near-Earth Objects, and Halley's comet, a ball of ice, that passes Earth every seventy-five or so years. We'll also explore the amazing impact that space debris can have on planets and moons. The Borealis Basin, a wondrous crater more than 5,000 miles across, formed when an asteroid collided with Mars in the ancient past. Then we will travel to the far-off Kuiper belt, where as many as 200 million icy bodies orbit, and wonder at the mystery of planetlike objects, such as Pluto and Charon. Finally, we’ll can experience a space wonder firsthand by standing outside on a night in August to watch the spectacular Perseid meteor shower fill the sky.
Author : Mary-Jane Knight
Publisher : Fast Track: Our Solar System
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,21 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Asteroids
ISBN : 9781781213681
"Asteroids, comets, and other space rocks rush around the solar system. Learn about these fascinating flying masses and their place in the solar system."
Author : Steven N. Koppes
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 22,29 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822528616
Describes the role that collisions with meteors, comets, and asteroids have played in the history of Earth and other planets in the solar system and examines what is being done to protect Earth from future collisions.
Author : Peter Jenniskens
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 39,42 MB
Release : 2006-09-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 1316347826
Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets is a unique handbook for astronomers interested in observing meteor storms and outbursts. Spectacular displays of 'shooting stars' are created when the Earth's orbit crosses a meteoroid stream, as each meteoroid causes a bright light when it enters our atmosphere at high speed. Jenniskens, an active meteor storm chaser, explains how meteoroid streams originate from the decay of meteoroids, comets and asteroids, and how they cause meteor showers on Earth. He includes the findings of recent space missions to comets and asteroids, the risk of meteor impacts on Earth, and how meteor showers may have seeded the Earth with ingredients that made life possible. All known meteor showers are identified, accompanied by fascinating details on the most important showers and their parent comets. The book predicts when exceptional meteor showers will occur over the next fifty years, making it a valuable resource for both amateur and professional astronomers.
Author : Seymour Simon
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 10,11 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Asteroids
ISBN : 9780439051491
Explores how comets, meteors, and asteroids move through our solar system, and explains the ingredients that make a comet's tail and other topics.
Author : Peter T. Bobrowsky
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 11,32 MB
Release : 2007-06-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540327118
Leading specialists in various disciplines were first invited to a multidisciplinary workshop funded by ICSU on the topic to gain a better appreciation and perspective on the subject of comet/asteroid impacts as viewed by different disciplines. This volume provides a necessary link between various disciplines and comet/asteroid impacts.
Author : Cynthia Pratt Nicolson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,23 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Asteroids
ISBN : 9781550745801
Describes the characteristics of comets, asteroids, and meteorites, and suggests a variety of simple experiments.