Solar System and Beyond Dwarf Planets - Softcover

Kortenkamp, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1429662425 ISBN 13: 9781429662420

Publisher: Capstone Press, 2010

Synopsis

They're round and orbit the Sun. But they're not planets. What makes a dwarf planet different? Get up-close to the five dwarf planets that call our solar system home.

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Unusual book

About the Author

Dr. Stephen Kortenkamp is a professional astronomer who studies small solar system objects like asteroids, comets, and moons. His research also involves the formation of planets, both in our solar system and around other stars. Dr. Kortenkamp is a Senior Research Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute (www.psi.edu) in Tucson, Arizona. His research is supported with grants from NASA and the National Science Foundation. He also teaches planetary science at the University of Arizona and in 2011 won the prestigious Innovations in Teaching award from the College of Science. Through the Planetary Science Institute, Dr. Kortenkamp conducts training and continuing education workshops for elementary and middle school science teachers in southern Arizona. He has written more than 20 children's books about topics related to space and has served as a scientific consultant on more than a dozen others. Steve's wife Jane is also a professional astronomer and together they have three young children. When they are not star-gazing, Steve and Jane are competitive endurance athletes who race in Ironman triathlons, marathons, and open-water swims.

Edition details

• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1429662425
• ISBN 13: 9781429662420
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32