Asteroids and Dwarf Planets and How to Observe Them

by Roger Dymock

Dwarf planets (which were formerly called asteroids except for the planet Pluto), and the smaller Solar System bodies still called asteroids today, are making front page news, particularly those that are newly discovered and those that might present a hazard to life on Earth by impacting our planet. In this age of giant telescopes and space probes, these small Solar System bodies have advanced from being tiny points of light to bodies worthy of widespread...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144196438X
• ISBN13: 9781441964380
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.2"