Meteors
Subtitle: the truth behind shooting stars
By: by Billy Aronson
Series: A first book
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9780531202425
Subjects: Meteors; Juvenile literature
Description: Explains such things as the difference between a meteor, a meteoroid, and a meteorite and what happens when an asteroid or comet gets too close to the earth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 61) and index.
Table of contents: title: Starry, starry night; title: It's not a star; title: Look out, it's Leonid!; title: Making a meteoroid; title: Warm welcome; title: Just dropping in; title: Is this a meteorite?; title: Hours of showers; title: Glossary; title: For further reading; title: Internet resources; title: Index.