What If the Earth Had Two Moons? : And Nine Other Thought-Provoking Speculations on the Solar System
Overview
"What if?" questions have always stimulated people to think in new ways. What if the Earth Had Two Moons leads 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 stars.
Appealing to adult and young adult alike, this book is a fascinating journey through physics and astronomy, and follows on the author's previous bestseller, What if the Moon Didn't Exist?, with completely new scenarios backed by the latest astronomical research.
Details
- ISBN-13: 9780312673352
- ISBN-10: 0312673353
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
- Publish Date: August 2011
- Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.8 pounds
- Page Count: 304
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