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Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets - Rilegato

Rivkin, Andrew

 
9780313344329: Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets
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ISBN 10: 0313344329 ISBN 13: 9780313344329
Casa editrice: Greenwood Pub Group, 2009

Sinossi

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.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Andrew S. Rivkin is a member of the Planetary Exploration Group at The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

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Editore
Greenwood Pub Group
Data di pubblicazione
2009
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0313344329
ISBN 13 
9780313344329
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
206
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
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