Hidden Bibliographic Details
| ISBN: | 9781316348543
1316348547
9781316257104
131625710X
9781316346280
1316346285
9780521853491
0521853494
9781316347263
1316347265
1316345173
9781316345177
1316347419
9781316347416
0521076358
9780521076357
1316345742
9781316345740
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | "Meteor Showers and Their Parent Comets is a unique handbook for astronomers interested in observing meteor storms and outbursts. The author, a leading astronomer in the field and an active meteor storm chaser, explains how meteoroid streams originate from the decay of comets (and asteroids) and how they evolve into ever changing orbits by the gravitational pull of planets to cause meteor showers on Earth. He includes the findings of recent space missions that have visited comets and asteroids, the risk of meteoroid impacts on Earth, what showers to expect on other planets, and how meteor showers may have seeded the Earth with the ingredients that made life possible." "All known meteor showers are identified, accompanied by details on the most important showers and their parent comets. The book predicts when exceptional meteor showers will occur over the next 50 years, making it a valuable resource for both amateur and professional astronomers."--Jacket.
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| Other form: | Print version: Jenniskens, Petrus Matheus Marie. Meteor showers and their parent comets. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521853494
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