Sparrow, Giles, 1970-

Asteroids, comets & meteors / Asteroids, comets, and meteors Giles Sparrow. - London : Brown Patchworks, c2001. - 39 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. - Exploring the solar system .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 38) and index.

Debris of the Solar System -- Through the asteroid belt -- Ceres -- Mathilde -- Eros -- How are the asteroids formed -- Discovering asteroids -- Missions to asteroids -- Ride on a comet -- Toward the Sun -- Comet reservoirs -- Understanding comets -- Famous comets -- Missions to comets -- Shooting stars and meteor showers -- Meteorites -- Impact! -- Could humans live there?.

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Asteroids--Juvenile literature.
Comets--Juvenile literature.
Meteors--Juvenile literature.
Asteroids.
Comets.
Meteors.

QB651 / .S63 2001

523.44 / Sp737a 2001