Comets, meteors, asteroids, and the outer reaches
By: by Trudy E. Bell.
Series: The new solar system
Publisher: Smart Apple Media
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Mankato, MN
Language: eng
Subjects: Astronomy -- Juvenile literature; Astronomy; Solar system
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Explores the solar system's smallest bodies and outer reaches to seek information about some unusual objects and how they may affect life on Earth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Pluto and Charon: more questions than answers; title: Comets: 'The nearest thing to nothing'; title: Asteroids: danger from space?; title: Shooting stars and fireballs; title: Dust, particles, fields, and cosmic light shows; title: Watching the fireworks of heaven.