Asteroids III

by William F. Bottke, Paolo Paolicchi, Alberto Cellino

Two hundred years after the first asteroid was discovered, asteroids can no longer be considered mere points of light in the sky. Spacecraft missions, advanced Earth-based observation techniques, and state-of-the-art numerical models are continually revealing the detailed shapes, structures, geological properties, and orbital characteristics of these smaller denizens of our solar system. This volume brings together the latest information obtained...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816522812
• ISBN13: 9780816522811
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 785 Pages
• Weight: 4.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 8.8" x 11.5"