Ice dwarfs : Pluto and beyond

Titre
Ice dwarfs : Pluto and beyond

David. Jefferis

Sommaire
A tour of the ice dwarfs from Pluto and beyond. Learn how amazing space really is.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2009

Exploring our solar system

Description matérielle
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Note générale
Includes index.

Table des matières
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?

Informations sur le programme
Sky Science Gr. 6+

Terme de vedette-matière
Trans-Neptunian objects.
 
Dwarf planets.
 
Comets.

Résumé
A tour of the ice dwarfs from Pluto and beyond. Learn how amazing space really is.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9780778737520
 
9780778737360

Informations de publication
New York : Crabtree Pub., ©2009.


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
Brookside523.4 JEFBook30146000155486Non-Fiction