Asteroids, Meteorites, and CometsInfobase Publishing, 2010 - 289 páginas Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites provides students, researchers, and general readers with the most up-to-date information on this fascinating field. From the days of the dinosaurs to our modern environment, this book explores all aspects of these cosmic invaders. |
Contenido
Processes and Effects of Impacts on Planets | 47 |
Asteroids and Meteorites | 77 |
Comets and Other Distant Bodies | 162 |
Meteor Showers | 198 |
Missions to Comets and Asteroids | 201 |
Conclusions The Known and the Unknown | 214 |
Units and Measurements | 217 |
Light Wavelength and Radiation | 230 |
A List of All Known Moons | 240 |
Glossary | 245 |
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