Exploring Pluto And Other Dwarf Planets

Author : Riley Lawrence
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1534522905
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring Pluto and Other Dwarf Planets written by Riley Lawrence and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pluto is too big to be an asteroid and too small to be a planet, so scientists call it a dwarf planet. It’s so far away from the sun that it gets no warmth at all, so it’s covered in a thick layer of ice. Readers learn fun facts such as these as they explore the world of our solar system’s dwarf planets. Informative diagrams, full-color photographs, and accessible text help readers discover more about Pluto and the other dwarf planets in our solar system.

Author : Kellie Stewart
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1499404263
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journey to Pluto and Other Dwarf Planets written by Kellie Stewart and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pluto, once considered the ninth planet in our solar system, is now classified as one of the largest dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt. But what is a dwarf planet? And what is the Kuiper Belt? This engaging book answers these questions while exploring the unique features of Pluto, its moon Charon, and other major dwarf planets like Eris and Ceres.

Author : Shalini Saxena
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1508104239
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pluto and Other Dwarf Planets written by Shalini Saxena and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reclassification of Pluto in 2006 not only decreased the number of planets in our solar system by one but also introduced the new category of dwarf planet. Readers will come to understand what separates a dwarf planet from a planet—or for that matter from any of the other bodies found within the solar system. They’ll learn about Pluto itself, as well as its fellow dwarf planets, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris. Full of recent information, this title is sure to inspire an interest in space science among young readers.

Author : Ruth Owen
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1615338411
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pluto and Other Dwarf Planets written by Ruth Owen and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The distinction between planets and dwarf planets is explored in this fascinating volume. It discusses the most recent scientific discoveries along with the mysteries and questions they raise. Amazing illustrations make this book beautiful as well as informative.

Author : Alan Stern
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 125009898X
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chasing New Horizons written by Alan Stern and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Called "spellbinding" (Scientific American) and "thrilling...a future classic of popular science" (PW), the up close, inside story of the greatest space exploration project of our time, New Horizons’ mission to Pluto, as shared with David Grinspoon by mission leader Alan Stern and other key players. On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than 3 billion miles from Earth, a small NASA spacecraft called New Horizons screamed past Pluto at more than 32,000 miles per hour, focusing its instruments on the long mysterious icy worlds of the Pluto system, and then, just as quickly, continued on its journey out into the beyond. Nothing like this has occurred in a generation—a raw exploration of new worlds unparalleled since NASA’s Voyager missions to Uranus and Neptune—and nothing quite like it is planned to happen ever again. The photos that New Horizons sent back to Earth graced the front pages of newspapers on all 7 continents, and NASA’s website for the mission received more than 2 billion hits in the days surrounding the flyby. At a time when so many think that our most historic achievements are in the past, the most distant planetary exploration ever attempted not only succeeded in 2015 but made history and captured the world’s imagination. How did this happen? Chasing New Horizons is the story of the men and women behind this amazing mission: of their decades-long commitment and persistence; of the political fights within and outside of NASA; of the sheer human ingenuity it took to design, build, and fly the mission; and of the plans for New Horizons’ next encounter, 1 billion miles past Pluto in 2019. Told from the insider’s perspective of mission leader Dr. Alan Stern and others on New Horizons, and including two stunning 16-page full-color inserts of images, Chasing New Horizons is a riveting account of scientific discovery, and of how much we humans can achieve when people focused on a dream work together toward their incredible goal.

Author : Nathan Sommer
Publisher : Bellwether Media
ISBN 13 : 1681036959
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pluto & the Dwarf Planets written by Nathan Sommer and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2006, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. Small, rocky dwarf planets make their home on the outer edges of the solar system. Scientists use telescopes to study Pluto and the dwarf planets as they orbit the Sun. Their fascinating findings are on display in this informative title about some of the solar system’s most far-away objects!

Author : Robin Birch
Publisher : Facts On File
ISBN 13 : 9781604132168
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dwarf Planets written by Robin Birch and published by Facts On File. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a dwarf planet? What shape is Pluto's orbit? How long is a year on Eris? Where in the solar system is Ceres's orbit? What other objects revolve around the Sun? What are the names of Pluto's moons? What missions are planned to explore dwarf planets? Find answers to these questions and discover more about dwarf planets and the fascinating world of the solar system in this series covering each of the eight planets, dwarf planets, the Sun, Moon, and stars. Book jacket.

Author : Riley Lawrence
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 153452276X
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring Pluto and Other Dwarf Planets written by Riley Lawrence and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pluto is too big to be an asteroid and too small to be a planet, so scientists call it a dwarf planet. It’s so far away from the sun that it gets no warmth at all, so it’s covered in a thick layer of ice. Readers learn fun facts such as these as they explore the world of our solar system’s dwarf planets. Informative diagrams, full-color photographs, and accessible text help readers discover more about Pluto and the other dwarf planets in our solar system.

Author : Gail Terp
Publisher : Bolt!
ISBN 13 : 9781680724219
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pluto and Other Dwarf Planets written by Gail Terp and published by Bolt!. This book was released on 2019 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Saturn and the other outer planets through engaging text, vibrant photography, and powerful infographics.

Author : Nancy Loewen
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 140483950X
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dwarf Planets written by Nancy Loewen and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the physical characteristics and movements of the smallest bodies of rock and ice that are in rotation around the Sun, and are known as dwarf planets.