What If the Earth Had Two Moons?
Neil F. Comins
Product Details
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780312673352
- Published:
- 01 Sep 2011
- Publisher:
- Macmillan
- Dimensions:
- 304 pages - 140 x 210mm
Categories:
“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.
An astronomer conjures up stunning new versions of the Earth.