Cosmic debris : what it is and what we can do about it / Jonathan Powell.
This book examines the mysterious and the well-studied debris in Earth's crowded neighborhood. From orbiting comets to the workings of the Asteroid Belt, and from meteor showers to our home-grown network of orbiting satellites, the full diversity of space objects and the debris they create is e...
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2017.
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| Series: | Astronomers' universe.
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Defining Cosmic Debris
- Chapter 2: Minor Planets and Asteroids
- Chapter 3: Comets
- Chapter 4: Meteors and Meteorites
- Chapter 5: Fireballs
- Chapter 6: Near Earth Objects
- Chapter 7: Life Givers or Life Takers?
- Chapter 8: Our Own Debris
- Chapter 9: Observing Meteors and Meteor Showers
- Chapter 10: Observing Comets and Asteroids
- Chapter 11: Endgame
- Glossary
- Index.