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Dawn of Small Worlds : Dwarf Planets, Asteroids, Comets / by Michael Moltenbrey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moltenbrey, Michael, Author.
- Series:
- Astronomers' Universe, 1614-659X
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronomy.
- Space sciences.
- Planetary science.
- Popular Science in Astronomy.
- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).
- Planetology.
- Local Subjects:
- Popular Science in Astronomy.
- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).
- Planetology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (275 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2016.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This 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.
- Contents:
- The Solar System – An Overview
- Dwarf Planets
- Asteroids
- Comets
- References.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 3-319-23003-4
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