What If the Earth Had Two Moons? And Nine Other Thought-Provoking Speculations on the Solar System

Name: What If the Earth Had Two Moons? And Nine Other Thought-Provoking Speculations on the Solar System
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ISBN: 9780312673352

ISBN-10: 0312673353

ISBN-13: 9780312673352

Edition: 2011

Authors: Neil F. Comins

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"What if?" questions have always stimulated people to think in new ways. What if the Earth Had Two Moonsleads us on a fascinating 10 world journey exploring what the Earth would be like if conditions in the universe were slightly different. The answer: Earth would be different, often in ways that would surprise us. The title chapter, for example, gives us a second moon orbiting closer to Earth than the one we have now. The night sky is a lot brighter, but not forever. Eventually the moons collide, with one more-massive moon emerging after a period during which Earth has a Saturn-like ring. The scenarios also shed new light on the burgeoning search for life on planets orbiting other…

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List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 8/2/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.616
Language: English

Neil F. Comins is the author of What if the Moon Didn't Exist?He has contributed numerous articles to Astronomymagazine and has appeared on radio and television. He is professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Maine.