Collision Earth!: The Threat from Outer Space : Meteorite and Comet Impacts

Grego, Peter

ISBN 10: 071372742X / ISBN 13: 9780713727425

Verlag: Blandford Pr, 1999

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Inhaltsangabe:

Meteoroids, asteroids, comets and other space debris and their likelihood of impact with Earth is the subject of this book. The effects of such collisions in the past, present and future, and the significance of outcome and what is being done to spot the dangers is also discussed.

Reseña del editor: What's the likelihood of the impact on earth of debris from outer space? Even near misses can change our climate, while a major impact could be catastrophic, equivalent to that which caused the disappearance of the dinosaurs and the rise of mammalian mastery of the planet. In this fascinating survey of the great collisions and the dangerous close passes of recent and prehistoric times, you'll find detailed chronicles of the effect on our earth of comets, meteors, meteorites, meteor storms, shooting stars, cosmic famous fireballs, UFOs, and other phenomena.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Collision Earth!: The Threat from Outer ...
Verlag: Blandford Pr
Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Acceptable