Download or read book Impact Jupiter written by David H. Levy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amateur astronomer and Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet co-discoverer David Levy recounts the story of the crash of the comet into the surface of Jupiter on July 16, 1994, and what the celestial impact taught scientists and the world.
Download or read book Periodic Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 Collides with Jupiter written by Ray L. Newburn and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Comet Crash written by John R. Spencer and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1995-09-29 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cosmic collision of the century, in words and photographs.
Download or read book The Collision of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 and Jupiter written by Keith S. Noll and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-07-26 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen chapters from international experts provide the standard reference on the event for graduate students and researchers in astronomy and planetary science.
Download or read book Handbook of Cosmic Hazards and Planetary Defense written by Joseph N. Pelton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers in a comprehensive fashion all aspects of cosmic hazards and possible strategies for contending with these threats through a comprehensive planetary defense strategy. This handbook brings together in a single reference work a rich blend of information about the various types of cosmic threats that are posed to human civilization by asteroids, comets, bolides, meteors, solar flares and coronal mass ejections, cosmic radiation and other types of threats that are only recently beginning to be understood and studied, such as investigation of the “cracks” in the protective shield provided by the Van Allen belts and the geomagnetosphere, of matter-antimatter collisions, orbital debris and radiological or biological contamination. Some areas that are addressed involve areas about which there is a good deal of information that has been collected for many decades by multiple space missions run by many different space agencies, observatories and scientific researchers. Other areas involving research and studies that have only recently gotten underway are discussed by some of the world’s foremost experts in each of these areas, who provide up-to-date and scientifically verifiable information. Although much of the work in these various areas have been conducted by space agencies, an expanding range of work is also being carried out by observatories, by universities and other research centers, and even by private foundations and professional organizations. The purpose of this work is thus several-fold: to include the latest information and most systematic research from around the world in a single reference work; to note where there are significant gaps in knowledge where new research, spacecraft, observatories, or other initiatives are needed to fill in critical missing information; and to give the best possible information about preventative actions that might be taken against cosmic threats and identify various alternative strategies that are now under way or planned to cope with these various threats.
Download or read book Collision of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 with Jupiter written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter. Provides an FAQ list, images of Jupiter before and after the impact, and links to related sites, compiled by Dan Bruton.
Download or read book Frequently Asked Questions about the Collision of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 with Jupiter written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a FAQ about the collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter. Includes general questions concerning Shoemaker and Levy, the effect of the collision, and TV coverage of the events. Highlights specific questions concerning whether collisions can be observed with radio telescopes, orbital parameters of the Comet, why the Comet broke apart, sizes of the fragments, and locations of images of the collision.
Download or read book Selected Papers on the Collision of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 with Jupiter written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comet P Shoemaker Levy 9 Collision with Jupiter written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 collision with Jupiter that occurred during the Summer of 1994. Details the collision and provides images of the event and the comet, including shots of the comet's impact on the planet's surface. Contains photos of the cataclysm taken from several orbital vantage points, including aboard the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the Galileo, Ulysses, and Voyager 2 space probes. Offers links to the National Space Science Data Center's (NSSDC) Comet and Asteroid home page and the NSSDC Planetary home page.
Download or read book Comets written by David Levy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Levy brings these "ghostly apparitions" to life. With fascinating scenarios both real and imagined, he shows how comets have wreaked their special havoc on Earth and other planets. Beginning with ground zero as comets take form, we track the paths their icy, rocky masses take around our universe and investigate the enormous potential that future comets have to directly affect the way we live on this planet and what we might find as we travel to other planets. In this extraordinary volume, David Levy shines his expert light on a subject that has long captivated our imaginations and fears, and demonstrates the need for our continued and rapt attention.
Download or read book Comet Shoemaker Levy Collision with Jupiter written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of articles, press releases, and images about the Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 colliding with Jupiter, provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Notes that this is the first collision of two solar system bodies ever to be observed.
Download or read book Comet P Shoemaker Levy 9 written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Once in a Thousand Lifetimes written by Planetary Society and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Quest for Comets written by David H. Levy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brilliant trailing beauty of fiery comets has inspired fear, wonder, and awe since the dawn of human history. Brighter than stars, moving and disappearing in their own singular orbits, comets have been among the most mysterious elements in the sky, eluding our understanding until very recently. With the aid of space probes, scientists have discovered that these swiftly moving chunks of ice and carbon are more plentiful and far more dangerous than suspected. Scientists are also beginning to realize the monumental role played by comets in the development of the Earth and solar system. David Levy describes in dramatic detail the thrilling yet often devastating effects of comet collisions. In the dawn of our solar system, the Earth was barraged with comets that may have carried the materials necessary to lay the foundations for life on this planet. Levy also presents compelling evidence for later comet collisions, including those of the age of dinosaurs. Great impacts, Levy asserts, not only caused the extinction of the dinesaurs, but ushered in new species of life. As Levy so clearly explains, scientists are realizing that comet collisions are virtually inevitable. Levy reveals possible future collisions with the Earth and describes the terrible risks to life they would pose. He even shows how we might prepare to withstand the impact of large comets in the future.
Download or read book Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 and Jupiter written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortly after its optics were repaired, Hubble had the opportunity to observe the solar system event of the century: the collision of a string of comets with Jupiter in 1994. Examine Hubble's stunning image of the aftermath of this crash.
Download or read book Jupiter written by and published by PediaPress. This book was released on with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Images From Comet P Shoemaker Levy 9 SL 9 Collision with Jupiter written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features images from 1994 and 1995 of the Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL-9) collision with Jupiter, provided by the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
