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Weird Comets and Asteroids: The Strange Little Worlds of the Sun's Family

By David A. J. Seargent (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2017
ISBN
978-3-319-56557-6, 978-3-319-56558-3
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-56558-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7643643 bytes)
Series
Astronomers' Universe
Edition
1
Pages
XIII, 279\286
Time added
2017-06-25 01:09:06
Popular Science in Astronomy;Planetary Sciences;Na

Description

This book concentrates on some of the odd aspects of comets and asteroids. Strange behavior of comets, such as outbursts and schisms, and how asteroids can temporally act as comets are discussed, together with the possible threat of Centaurs-class objects like the Taurid complex. Recent years have seen the distinction between comets and asteroids become less prominent. Comets in "asteroid" orbits and vice versa have become almost commonplace and a clearer view of the role of small bodies in the formation of the Solar System and their effect on Earth has become apparent. Seargent covers this development in detail by including new data and information from space probes.

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