Comets: Characteristics, Composition and Orbits (Space Science, Exploration and Policies)

by: Peter G. Melark (Editor)

Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Edition: UK ed.

Publication Date: 2012/2/1

Language: English

Print Length: 143 pages

ISBN-10: 1613246587

ISBN-13: 9781613246580

Book Description

In this book, the authors gather research from across the globe in the study of the characteristics, composition and orbits of comets. Topics discussed include the role of collisions and magneto-electrochemistry in the planetary origins of comets; 19th century cometary observations; icy particles of cometary atmosphere; cavities as a source of outbursts from comets; infrared observations of comets and the role of comets as contributors to the early evolution of Earth.

About the Author

In this book, the authors gather research from across the globe in the study of the characteristics, composition and orbits of comets. Topics discussed include the role of collisions and magneto-electrochemistry in the planetary origins of comets; 19th century cometary observations; icy particles of cometary atmosphere; cavities as a source of outbursts from comets; infrared observations of comets and the role of comets as contributors to the early evolution of Earth.