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Meteorites
Heide, F.; Wlotzka, Frank. Illus: Dobler, W.
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Description for Meteorites
Paperback. This reference work provides a concise description of meteorites, in addition to information on their formation and origin. The text has been designed for students and laymen, but can also be used as a formal introduction to the field for scientists from other disciplines. Illustrator(s): Dobler, W. Translator(s): Clarke, R.S.J.; Wlotzka, Frank. Num Pages: 243 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 780.
Meteorites - as well as shooting stars and meteors - result from a collision of a solid body from space with our Earth, but only meteorites are able to penetrate the Earth's protective shield, the atmosphere, and fall to the Earth's surface. Before the return of lunar samples, they were the only materials from beyond the Earth which we could take in hand and study.
This book gives a concise and up-to-date description of meteorites - fall phenomena, chemical and mineral composition, classification - as well as a discussion of their formation and origin, which also tells us the story ... Read more
Meteorites - as well as shooting stars and meteors - result from a collision of a solid body from space with our Earth, but only meteorites are able to penetrate the Earth's protective shield, the atmosphere, and fall to the Earth's surface. Before the return of lunar samples, they were the only materials from beyond the Earth which we could take in hand and study.
This book gives a concise and up-to-date description of meteorites - fall phenomena, chemical and mineral composition, classification - as well as a discussion of their formation and origin, which also tells us the story ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Number of Pages
233
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540581055
SKU
V9783540581055
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Reviews for Meteorites
"I enjoyed reading it and will hesitate to recommend it to friends and undergraduate students who are keen to tap at the door of this exciting discipline." Meteoritics