Small Bodies Of The Solar System: A Guided Tour For Non-scientists

Hans Rickman is a Professor at the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Science and Professor Emeritus of Uppsala University, Sweden. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science and the International Academy of Astronautics. He has previously held positions as General Secretary of the International Astronomical Union (2000-2003), President of the Swedish Astronomical Society (1996-2000), and Associate Editor of Earth, Moon & Planets (1993-2014). In recognition of his contribution to planetary and solar system sciences, Rickman was awarded the David Bates Medal of the European Geosciences Union in 2012. Rickman has had an asteroid named after him (Asteroid 3692) and is the author of Origin and Evolution of Comets (World Scientific, 2017).

• Preface; What is a Comet?: Chasing the Nucleus; Minor Planets and Dwarf Planets: Splinters and Survivors; The Smallest Pieces: Meteors and Meteorites; The Evolution of Comets: Capture, Fake Death and Outbursts; Space Projectiles: A Hazard to Humanity; How it All Started: The Birth of Our Solar System; Water, Life and Death: Existential Aspects of Comets; Index;