Author : Harry Y. McSween
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 23,97 MB
Release : 1999-02-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521587518
Thoroughly revised second edition of a highly successful book describing all aspects of meteorites.
Author : O. Richard Norton
Publisher : Mountain Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 33,21 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780878423736
Explores the world of meteorites, asteroids, and comets from the perspectives of science, folklore, and superstition.
Author : Dante S. Lauretta
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 39,43 MB
Release : 2006-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780816525621
They range in size from microscopic particles to masses of many tons. The geologic diversity of asteroids and other rocky bodies of the solar system are displayed in the enormous variety of textures and mineralogies observed in meteorites. The composition, chemistry, and mineralogy of primitive meteorites collectively provide evidence for a wide variety of chemical and physical processes. This book synthesizes our current understanding of the early solar system, summarizing information about processes that occurred before its formation. It will be valuable as a textbook for graduate education in planetary science and as a reference for meteoriticists and researchers in allied fields worldwide.
Author : Robert T. Dodd
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,86 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Science
ISBN :
An account that traces the origin and characteristics of meteorites and what they can tell us about outer space.
Author : Alex Bevan
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 19,26 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780868404905
Contains several previously unpublished accounts of meteorite recoveries in Australia and provides deatails on many Australian contributions to the advancement of planetary science. Details everything from responses to meteorites in ancient civilsations to the most current theories on the origins of life on Earth.
Author : Neyda M. Abreu
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 21,91 MB
Release : 2018-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 0128133260
Primitive Meteorites and Asteroids: Physical, Chemical, and Spectroscopic Observations Paving the Way to Exploration covers the physical, chemical and spectroscopic aspects of asteroids, providing important data and research on carbonaceous chondrites and primitive meteorites. This information is crucial to the success of missions to parent bodies, thus contributing to an understanding of the early solar system. The book offers an interdisciplinary perspective relevant to many fields of planetary science, as well as cosmochemistry, planetary astronomy, astrobiology, geology and space engineering. Including contributions from planetary and missions scientists worldwide, the book collects the fundamental knowledge and cutting-edge research on carbonaceous chondrites and their parent bodies into one accessible resource, thus contributing to the future of space exploration. - Presents the most current data and information on the mission-relevant characteristics of primitive asteroids - Addresses the physical, chemical and spectral characteristics of carbonaceous chondritic meteorites and the bearings on successful exploration of their parent asteroids - Includes chapters on geotechnical properties and resource extraction
Author : Alan E. Rubin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 45,97 MB
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 1108484522
A comprehensive summary of the mineralogy of all meteorite groups and the origin of their minerals.
Author : O. Richard Norton
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 47,69 MB
Release : 2008-05-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 1848001576
What is unique about Richard Norton's book is that it is both a field guide to observing meteors, and also a field guide to locating, preparing and analysing meteorites. In addition to giving the reader information about observing techniques for meteors, this book also provides a fully detailed account of the types of meteorites, how and where to find them, how to prepare and analyse them. The book provides everything the amateur astronomer (or geologist!) needs to know about meteors and meteorites. It is thus the only complete book on the subject available at present.
Author : Tim Gregory
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 31,68 MB
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 1541647602
Explore the universe and immerse yourself in the story of our solar system, planet, and life through meteorites. "Meteorite is a treasure"--Wall Street Journal Meteorites have long been seen as portents of fate and messages from the gods, their fiery remains inspiring worship and giving rise to legends that have persisted for millennia. But beyond the lore, meteorites tell an even greater story: that of our solar system. In Meteorite, geologist Tim Gregory shows that beneath the charred crusts of these celestial stones lies a staggering diversity of rock types. Their unique constituents, vibrant colors, and pungent smells contain thrilling tales of interstellar clouds, condensing stardust, and the fiery collisions of entire worlds. Gregory explores the world of meteorites to uncover new insights into what our solar system was like before our sun became a star, into the forging of our planet, and into the emergence of life on it. Humans have long looked to the skies for answers to big questions. Meteorite reveals how science is finally arriving at those answers.
Author : Thomas H. Burbine
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 32,31 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1107096847
An overview of asteroid science, summarising the astronomical and geological characteristics of asteroids, for students and researchers.
