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Atlas of Earth's Meteor Showers includes some 440 celestial maps
and charts that plot the position of over 500 specific meteor
showers observable on Earth throughout the year. Maps include both
the visible showers detected by video cameras as well as showers
detected by radar, and show unusual periodic showers. Shower
descriptions are provided via a standard template for quick
reference, which includes information on shower IAU number and
code, shower name, type of shower (annual or periodic), dynamical
type (short or long period), years of past outbursts, date of
maximum, period of activity, radiant and radiant drift, geocentric
speed, orbital elements, particle size distribution index,
beginning altitude and lightcurve shape of the meteors, meteoroid
densities, spectroscopic elemental abundances, estimated age, and
parent body. In addition, a brief history is provided that details
the shower's discovery and subsequent observations with references
to the literature. With the sheer number of known meteor showers
and the difficulty of using online resources to confirm new
detections, understanding what showers are active on a given date,
and reviewing where we are with understanding their parent body and
dynamical history, this book is an invaluable resource to
astronomers and researchers of the Solar System as well as to
amateur astronomers who contributed much of the data presented
here. Atlas of Earth's Meteor Showers provides postgraduates,
academics, researchers and professionals in space and planetary
science with information they require on the meteor showers and
meteoroid streams observed in our Solar System.
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Imprint: |
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
First published: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Peter Jenniskens
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
900 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-443-23577-1 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-443-23577-5 |
Barcode: |
9780443235771 |
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