Websites:

Asteroids
http://www.nineplanets.org/asteroids.html
Facts and statistics about asteroids.

Exploring the Planets – Asteroids
http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/etp/asteroids/
Facts and information on asteroids.

Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking
http://neat.jpl.nasa.gov/
Press releases and other information on the near-earth asteroid tracking system at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

NSSDC Photo Gallery
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-asteroids.html
Photographs of asteroids.

Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/neo/pha.html
Information on asteroids that are making threateningly close approaches to the earth.

StarDate Online – Solar System Guide – Asteroids
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/asteroids.html
Information on the geology and archaeology of asteroids, impact craters and near earth rendezvous.

Books:

Halpern, P. (1998). Countdown to apocalypse : asteroids, tidal waves, and the end of the world. New York: Plenum Trade
Call Number: QB638.8 .H35 1998

Norton, R. O. (1998). Rocks from space: meteorites and meteorite hunters. Missoula: Mountain Press Pub.
Call Number: QB755 .N67 1998

Additional Resources:

• Search the Library Catalog CUNYPlus to find more books on this subject.
• Asteroid Statistics (BMCC WebLinks Database)
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• Search the EBSCO Academic Search Premier database to find periodical articles on this subject.
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