Books with title Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids

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This lavishly illustrated book in the Starting with Space series is an innovative, hands-on approach to learning about comets, asteroids and meteorites.

Did you know that asteroids are leftovers from when the planets formed? Or that comets grow new tails every time they get near the Sun? Explore asteroids, comets, and meteorites, and their place in the solar system.

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

Examines the physical characteristics and conditions of comets, asteroids, and meteorites, describing their position and movements in relation to the sun and planets and surveying humanity's attempts to penetrate their mysteries.

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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Describes the characteristics of asteroids and comets and discusses their motion in the solar system and what happens when they cross paths with Earth.

Describes asteroids, meteors, and comets, including their histories, their compositions, and their roles in the solar system.

An introduction to comets, asteroids, and meteors, describing what they are and how they move through the solar system.

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.