| Comets and Asteroids Contributor(s): Nardo, Don (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590182863 ISBN-13: 9781590182864 Publisher: Lucent Books OUR PRICE: $31.78 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: These cosmic objects--the leftovers of the formation of our solar system--are the most plentiful bodies in that system. Covered in this fact-filled, up-to-date volume are how asteroids were first discovered, how asteroids and comets formed, their sizes, shapes and orbits, ongoing space flights to these bodies, plans no mine them for their valuable materials, and the very real threat of disaster caused by asteroids and comets impacting the earth. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: 523.6 |
| LCCN: 2003016736 |
| Series: Lucent Library of Science and Technology |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.94" W x 9.38" (0.81 lbs) 112 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 74582 Reading Level: 10.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0 |