TY - BOOK ID - 14224231 TI - Dawn of Small Worlds : Dwarf Planets, Asteroids, Comets PY - 2016 SN - 3319230026 3319230034 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Astronomy - General KW - Astronomy & Astrophysics KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Asteroids. KW - Comets. KW - Dwarf planets. KW - Planets, Dwarf KW - Minor planets KW - Planetoids KW - Planets, Minor KW - Near-Earth objects KW - Astronomy. KW - Astrophysics. KW - Planetology. KW - Popular Science in Astronomy. KW - Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). KW - Planetary sciences KW - Planetology KW - Astronomical physics KW - Astronomy KW - Cosmic physics KW - Physics KW - Space sciences. KW - Science and space KW - Space research KW - Cosmology KW - Science UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14224231 AB - This book gives a detailed introduction to the thousands and thousands of smaller bodies in the solar system. Written for interested laymen, amateur astronomers and students it describes the nature and origin of asteroids, dwarf planets and comets, and gives detailed information about their role in the solar system. The author nicely reviews the history of small-world-exploration and describes past, current and future space craft missions studying small worlds, and presents their results. Readers will learn that small solar system worlds have a dramatically different nature and appearance than the planets. Even though research activity on small worlds has increased in the recent past many of their properties are still in the dark and need further research. ER -