Meteorites: The Story of Our Solar System
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"A well-illustrated overview of the science and (literal) impact of these space rocks." -- Science News, on the first edition Leading experts in the field provide a compelling introduction to the space rocks that enter Earth's atmosphere at speeds ranging from 25,000 mph to 160,000 mph. Scientists estimate that about 48.5 tons of meteoritic material falls on the Earth each day. These messengers from space give us a unique insight into the nature of the material that was present when our solar system formed. Many of the specimen meteorites in this second edition were re-photographed to improve quality, and the optical microscopy shots were updated. There is also much new information on discoveries and developments in the study of meteorites, including: Meteorite falls and craters, and new information on ones previously covered Use of weather radar to detect and analyze meteorites, such as the 28,000 mph January 18, 2018, Michigan "fireball" How astrophysicists determine if a meteorite comes from Mars, and information about the Martian meteorites found to date Updated information on the results of the European Space Agency's Rosetta Mission in which a controlled impact was successfully completed into Comet 67P after investigating it with a probe for more than two years. Co-author Sara Russell, who is part of NASA's Mars program, provides the latest news about NASA's Mars programs, including the Mars Rover, which landed in 2016. Review: Interesting and informative - Learning a lot. Hopefully will help me better determine if my rocks are indeed meteorites. Review: The go to book for everything meteorite - This book is chock full of tons of information about meteorites. It reads on many levels. Novice to scientist.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 56 Reviews |
H**O
Interesting and informative
Learning a lot. Hopefully will help me better determine if my rocks are indeed meteorites.
R**R
The go to book for everything meteorite
This book is chock full of tons of information about meteorites. It reads on many levels. Novice to scientist.
R**S
Important book for education
This is a great books for the diagrams and photos alone. I've bought twice for school and home just to have it available. There are other books that cover more about meteorites, but the others often lack pictures. As a teaching tool, this book is the best investment.
P**U
Size matters
Very good book on origins, sizes, and structures of common and unusual varieties of meteorites. Enjoyed the read, but I would like to have seen additional scale bars superimposed on the specimen images, rock samples, and micrographs. The sizes of these attributes can provide additional information on sample cooling rates, etc. This methodology was discussed in papers about the the Canyon Diablo meterorite and lunar soils (J. Goldstein and P. Blau, 1973).
M**E
Great book about meteorites
I bought this for my 13 year old granddaughter who is interested in meteorites. The writing was very easy to understand, very informative, but not gear down to children (she appreciated that) The photographs and diagrams were absolutely beautiful. I almost wish I had bought a second book for myself
L**R
Very Enjoyable!
Excellently written!
G**H
Quality writing and fine printing
The writing is easy to read and understand and it is a good quality printing.
B**H
One for the collection
Nice book with a good amount of information.
T**M
Sehr gutes Buch
Ich besitze sehr viele Bücher über Meteoriten aber dieses kleine Büchlein nehm ich immer wieder gern in die Hand. Für Einsteiger in das Thema sehr gut geeignet.
N**E
非常に良いです
非常に良いです
D**E
An outstanding and well-researched book!
This book has been extremely well researched, and uncovers some surprising facets of the background and use of meteorites in human history, as well as a host of scientific information of interest to most readers. Thoroughly recommended
N**7
A useful introduction to meteorites
A nicely illustrated and clearly presented source of information about the history, sources and types of meteorites.
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