The only up-to-date book on asteroids at midlevel. Its contents incorporate the very latest developments in the field, including recent close-up studies by spacecraft and the results of ground-based research. Current topics including radar studies of asteroids, research into the links between asteroids and comets, and recent surveys of near-Earth asteroids, together with the possible hazard posed to the Earth through collisions with such objects, are all addressed.
| ISBN-13: | 9780471960393 |
| ISBN-10: | 047196039X |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication date: | 1996-12-25 |
| Edition description: | 2 |
| Pages: | 172 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 9.76376 Inches, Length: 6.85038 Inches, Weight: 1.0912881969 Pounds, Width: 0.55118 Inches |
| Author: | Charles T. Kowal |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Paperback |
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