Far-out guide to the icy dwarf planets
(2011)
By:
Carson, Mary Kay
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
J/523.492/CARSON,M
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Berkeley Heights, N.J. : Bailey Books/Enslow Elementary, [2011]
©2011
©2011
DESCRIPTION
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780766031876 (alk. paper), 076603187X (alk. paper), 9781598451900 (pbk.), 1598451901 (pbk.), 076603187X :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
From Planet X to KBO King -- Pluto and Eris at a glance -- Makemake and Haumea at a glance -- Fast facts about icy dwarf planets -- Icy dwarf planets timeline of exploration and discovery -- Finding Eris, the goddess of troublemaking -- What's next for Pluto-like worlds?
"Presents information about icy dwarf planets, including fast facts, history, and technology used to study them"--Provided by publisher