Asteroids

Asteroids
ISBN-10
1681035987
ISBN-13
9781681035987
Series
Asteroids
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
24
Language
English
Published
2019-08-01
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Author
Betsy Rathburn

Description

About 120,000 pounds of space dust falls to Earth every day. All of this dust comes from asteroids! Asteroids are chunks of rock and metal that orbit around the sun, but some venture near Earth from outside the solar system. Through detailed photos and fact-filled graphics, this title introduces readers to the phenomenon of asteroids.

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