Author: Seymour Simon
Publisher: Paw Prints
ISBN: 9781442057449
Category : Asteroids
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explores how comets, meteors, and asteroids move through our solar system, and explains the ingredients that make a comet's tail and other topics
Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
Author: Seymour Simon
Publisher: Paw Prints
ISBN: 9781442057449
Category : Asteroids
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explores how comets, meteors, and asteroids move through our solar system, and explains the ingredients that make a comet's tail and other topics
Publisher: Paw Prints
ISBN: 9781442057449
Category : Asteroids
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explores how comets, meteors, and asteroids move through our solar system, and explains the ingredients that make a comet's tail and other topics
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
Author: Dennis B. Fradin
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
ISBN: 9780516017235
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
ISBN: 9780516017235
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
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.
Seven Wonders of Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
Author: Ron Miller
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761372792
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761372792
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
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.
Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
Author: Mary-Jane Knight
Publisher: Fast Track: Our Solar System
ISBN: 9781781213681
Category : Asteroids
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Asteroids, comets, and other space rocks rush around the solar system. Learn about these fascinating flying masses and their place in the solar system."
Publisher: Fast Track: Our Solar System
ISBN: 9781781213681
Category : Asteroids
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Asteroids, comets, and other space rocks rush around the solar system. Learn about these fascinating flying masses and their place in the solar system."
Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
Author: Rosalind Mist
Publisher: QED Publishing
ISBN: 9781845389666
Category : Asteroids
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"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.
Publisher: QED Publishing
ISBN: 9781845389666
Category : Asteroids
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"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.
Killer Rocks from Outer Space
Author: Steven N. Koppes
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780822528616
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780822528616
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
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.
Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets
Author: Peter Jenniskens
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316347826
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316347826
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
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.
Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
Author: Seymour Simon
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780783737
Category : Asteroids
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Exploring the Solar System series.
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780783737
Category : Asteroids
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Exploring the Solar System series.
Comets, Asteroids and Meteorites
Author: Cynthia Pratt Nicolson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781550745801
Category : Asteroids
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Describes the characteristics of comets, asteroids, and meteorites, and suggests a variety of simple experiments.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781550745801
Category : Asteroids
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Describes the characteristics of comets, asteroids, and meteorites, and suggests a variety of simple experiments.
Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
Author: Ron Miller
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761323635
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Chronicles the formation of the solar system, particularly how asteroids, comets, and meteors were formed, and relates how astronomers learn about the existence and characteristics of these bodies.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761323635
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Chronicles the formation of the solar system, particularly how asteroids, comets, and meteors were formed, and relates how astronomers learn about the existence and characteristics of these bodies.