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Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
Ron Miller
Library Binding (21st Century, Aug. 13, 2004)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.
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Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
Seymour Simon
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, May 1, 1998)Whether they appear as distant specks in an astronomer's telescope or shoot brilliantly across the evening sky, comets, meteors, and asteroids have fascinated sky gazers throughout history. But where do these racing celestial bodies come from, and what can they teach us about our universe? Join Seymour Simon for a look at the fiery mystery and wild wonder of these luminous bodies of night.
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Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
Stuart Atkinson
Library Binding (Raintree, Aug. 1, 2012)What are comets and asteroids like, and could we ever visit one? Taking the form of an imaginary trip, this book explores the science and history of these objects, looking at recent studies and possibilities for the future.
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Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids
Lauren Kukla
Library Binding (Abdo Publishing, Dec. 15, 2016)Climb Aboard! Explore the difference between meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid! Investigate comet composition and development and their observation through history! Learn about asteroids! Learn about key astronomers tools such as telescopes and the Deep Impact spacecraft! See an infographic showing a comet's orbit! Did You Know? facts and a Guidebook of Near Earth Objects complete your journey. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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Asteroids, Meteors, Meteorites, and Comets
Nicholas Faulkner, Erik Gregersen
Paperback (Rosen Education Service, Jan. 15, 2019)"A book for teens about asteroids, meteors, meteorites, and comets."--
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Comets, Asteroids, and Meteoroids
Dana Meachen Rau
Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2003)Meachen Rau, Dana
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Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
Mary-Jane Wilkins
Library Binding (Brown Bear Books/Joe Hollander, Jan. 4, 2017)Looks at the differences in structure and movement between asteroids, comets, and meteors and their relation to Earth.
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Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
Rosalind Mist
Library Binding (QEB Publishing, Jan. 9, 2008)Explore the Solar System with these exciting visual guides. With informative diagrams and NASA photography, the up-to-date text informs children about basic astronomy. Each planet, star or space object is looked at in detail, as well as space technology,
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Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
Rosalind Mist
Paperback (Qed Publishing, Jan. 1, 2009)None
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Asteroids, Comets And Meteors
Gregory Vogt
Paperback (Millbrook Press, Sept. 1, 1996)Presents information on the different types of celestial matter known as asteroids, comets, and meteors and on what scientists learned from the impact of a comet on the surface of Jupiter
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Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
Dr Raman K Prinja
Paperback (Heinemann, July 18, 2007)What are comets and where do they come from? Why do we need to study asteroids? What are meteor showers? Find the answers in this book! Some comets take thousands of years to move once around the Sun. But Halley's Comet comes by every 76 years. Learn where billions of comets hang out in space.
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Asteroids, Meteorites, and Comets
Linda T Elkins-Tanton
Hardcover (Facts on File, Aug. 1, 2010)Discusses the solar system bodies that are not one of the nine planets or their moons, including asteroids in the main asteroid belt as well as throughout the rest of the solar system, comets from both the Kuiper belt and from the much more distant Oort cloud, and the interplanetary dust left in their wakes. Also discussed are the discoveries of various asteroids, the nature of meteorites and impact craters, the orbits, sizes, and compositions of asteroids, along with the correlations scientists have made between meteorite classes and asteroids.