Destination Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors

Destination Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
Author: Giles Sparrow
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2009-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1435834496

Discusses the debris that can be found in the solar system, including how they are formed, what they are made of, and how they were discovered.

Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors

Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
Author: Mary-Jane Knight
Publisher: Fast Track: Our Solar System
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Asteroids
ISBN: 9781781213681

"Asteroids, comets, and other space rocks rush around the solar system. Learn about these fascinating flying masses and their place in the solar system."

Mysteries of Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets

Mysteries of Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets
Author: Ellen Labrecque
Publisher: Capstone Press
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2020-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1496680774

What are asteroids, comets, and meteors made of? What can scientists do if an asteroid is headed toward Earth? Learn how astronomers prepare for space objects hitting Earth, from tracking them to building asteroid-hunting telescopes. Budding astronomers will learn all about meteors, asteroids, and comets, including the history of asteroids hitting Earth and the differences between space rocks.

Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids

Asteroids, Comets, and Meteoroids
Author: Lauren Kukla
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1680797565

Climb Aboard! Explore the difference between meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid! Investigate comet composition and development and their observation through history! Learn about asteroids! Learn about key astronomers tools such as telescopes and the Deep Impact spacecraft! See an infographic showing a comet's orbit! Did You Know? facts and a Guidebook of Near Earth Objects complete your journey. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors

Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
Author: Gregory Vogt
Publisher: Raintree
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2000
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780739831120

Explains the differences between comets, asteroids, and meteors, describes the various kinds of small objects that may be found in the solar system, and provides information on the search for these phenomena.

Asteroids & Meteoroids

Asteroids & Meteoroids
Author: Grace Hansen
Publisher: Abdo Kids Jumbo
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Asteroids
ISBN: 9781532100499

Examines how asteroids and meteoroids came to be, what they're made of, where most of them are found, and what happens when they collide with planets.

Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids

Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
Author: Seymour Simon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1994
Genre: Asteroids
ISBN: 9780439051491

Explores how comets, meteors, and asteroids move through our solar system, and explains the ingredients that make a comet's tail and other topics.

Asteroids, Meteorites, and Comets

Asteroids, Meteorites, and Comets
Author: Linda T. Elkins-Tanton
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1438131860

Praise for the previous edition:" ... offer[s] detail-rich discussions ..."

Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites

Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites
Author: Jon Erickson
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Asteroids
ISBN: 1438109628

Looks at asteroids, comets and meteorites, including what they are, how they are formed, how they have affected the history of Earth, and definitions of related terms.