Dawn of small worlds
Subtitle: dwarf planets, asteroids, comets
By: Michael Moltenbrey
Series: Astronomers' universe; Astronomers' universe
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9783319230023
Subjects: Dwarf planets; Comets; Asteroids; Trans-Neptunian objects; Exploration
Other titles: Dwarf planets, asteroids, comets
Description: "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"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Asteroids; title: Comets; title: Trans-Neptunian objects; title: Dwarf planets; title: Exploration of Small Solar System Bodies.