Exploring dangers in space : asteroids, space junk, and more

Exploring dangers in space Asteroids, space junk, and more

Buffy Silverman

Book - 2012

Looks at different types of space objects, what happens when they collide with the Earth, and how scientists keep track of objects in space to determine which ones might hit the Earth.

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Subjects
Collisions (Astrophysics) > Juvenile literature.
Near-Earth objects > Juvenile literature.
Asteroids > Collisions with Earth > Juvenile literature.
Comets > Collisions with Earth > Juvenile literature.
Space debris > Juvenile literature.
Meteoroids > Juvenile literature.
Published
Minneapolis : Lerner Publications c2012.
Language
English
Main Author
Buffy Silverman (-)
Item Description
"What's amazing about space?"
Physical Description
40 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 39) and index.
ISBN
9780761354468
9780761378822
  • Chapter 1. Space Rocks
  • Chapter 2. Asteroids and Comets
  • Chapter 3. Smaller Space Objects
  • Chapter 4. Craters, Crashes, and Dinosaurs
  • Chapter 5. Space Watch
  • Glossary
  • Learn More about Asteroids, Space Junk, and More
  • Index
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 2-4-Recent news events (not to mention disaster movies) have raised awareness of the destructive potential of high-speed encounters with both natural and artificial space objects. Not that the hazards haven't always been there-just ask the dinosaurs-but this clearly written and evocatively illustrated introduction gives readers a clearer idea of just what to worry about as well as how scientists search for asteroids or other items on a collision course with our planet. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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