Ice dwarfs : Pluto and beyond
Title
:
Ice dwarfs : Pluto and beyond
Personal Author EPSB
:
David. Jefferis
Summary
:
A tour of the ice dwarfs from Pluto and beyond. Learn how amazing space really is.
Year Published
:
2009
Series
:
Exploring our solar system
Physical Description
:
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Note
:
Includes index.
Contents
:
What lies beyond the planets? -- What does the TNO space zone look like? -- Focus on TNOs -- How far away is Pluto? -- When will we see Pluto in close-up? -- How big is Eris? -- What is Sedna? -- Into the Oort cloud -- What is a comet? -- Where do comets come from? -- What does a comet's surface look like? -- Are comets dangerous? -- Looking at other space objects -- What are asteroids and meteoroids? -- Young astronomer -- What can I see from the Earth?
Program Information
:
Sky Science Gr. 6+
Subject
:
Trans-Neptunian objects.
Dwarf planets.
Comets.
Summary
:
A tour of the ice dwarfs from Pluto and beyond. Learn how amazing space really is.
ISBN
:
9780778737520
9780778737360
Publisher
:
New York : Crabtree Pub., ©2009.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Brookside | 523.4 JEF | Book | 30146000155486 | Non-Fiction |