Frank Carlson Library

"Introductory text and full-color images explore the physical characteristics of asteroids in space. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

Offers an introduction to asteroids, comets, and meteoroids that looks at what each of them are, how people have observed them, and how scientists monitor them today.

"Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes--and hit our planet in them, too. But what happens if a catastrophically large one approaches earth? By looking on the ground at historical asteroid craters and present-day falls, and up into space for the big ones yet to come, a wide variety of scientists are trying to figure out how to track asteroids--and how to avoid devastating impacts in the future."--

Briefly discusses the composition and position of comets, asteroids, and meteors.

Describes the origins, characteristics, and behavior of comets, meteors, and the largest of the space rocks, asteroids.

"A young scientist's guide to rocky asteroids, including how they interact with other elements in the universe and emphasizing how questions and observations can lead to discovery"--

Learn about these floating masses of space rubble. These rocks of all sizes are found in all corners of our solar system--you'll discover asteroids orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter and comets that travel as far away as the Oort Cloud!