Meteors And Meteorites

Author : Martin Beech
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781861268259
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meteors and Meteorites written by Martin Beech and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 2006 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The earth is bombarded both day and night by meteoroids and meteorites. These wayward bodies--small fragments derived from aging comets and the collisions between asteroids--are observed in the Earth’s upper atmosphere as meteors and brilliant fireballs. Written with the amateur astronomer in mind, this book includes step-by-step guidance on visual observation and analyzing data, practical projects that demonstrate how the observer can gather scientifically useful data, and instructions on how to identify and photograph meteor trails.

Author : Mike D. Reynolds
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811742210
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Falling Stars written by Mike D. Reynolds and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010-06-18 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Month-by-month information on meteor showers and how to make the most of watching them. Advice on starting and building a meteorite collection plus the scientific explanation of what meteors are and where they come from. Includes new information about recent space exploration and studies of meteors.

Author : Gregory Vogt
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 9780736811200
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meteors and Meteorites written by Gregory Vogt and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2002 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes what meteors and micrometeors are, and describes the different types of meteorites, including lunar and martian meteorites, and how meteorites form craters.

Author : O. Richard Norton
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1848001576
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites written by O. Richard Norton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-05-25 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Galina O. Ryabova
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108683584
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meteoroids written by Galina O. Ryabova and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive guide provides advanced students and researchers with a detailed yet accessible overview of all of the central topics of meteor science. Leading figures from the field summarise their active research on themes ranging from the physical composition of meteoroids to the most recent optical and radar observations and ongoing theoretical developments. Crucial practical issues are also considered, such as the risk posed by meteoroids - to spacecraft, and on the ground - and future avenues of research are explored. Taking advantage of the latest dynamical models, insights are offered into meteor flight phenomena and the evolution of meteoroid streams and complexes, as well as describing the in-depth laboratory analysis of recovered material. The rapid rate of progress in twenty-first-century research makes this volume essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand how recent developments broaden our understanding of meteors, meteoroids and their origins.

Author : Edmond Murad
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521804318
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meteors in the Earth's Atmosphere written by Edmond Murad and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-09-05 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview of the extraterrestrial matter that falls to Earth from space.

Author : Michael D. Reynolds
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811727556
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Falling Stars written by Michael D. Reynolds and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How meteors & meteorites form, where to find them along with expert advice on collecting.

Author : Peter Jenniskens
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316347826
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets written by Peter Jenniskens and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-14 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets is a unique handbook for astronomers interested in observing meteor storms and outbursts. Spectacular displays of 'shooting stars' are created when the Earth's orbit crosses a meteoroid stream, as each meteoroid causes a bright light when it enters our atmosphere at high speed. Jenniskens, an active meteor storm chaser, explains how meteoroid streams originate from the decay of meteoroids, comets and asteroids, and how they cause meteor showers on Earth. He includes the findings of recent space missions to comets and asteroids, the risk of meteor impacts on Earth, and how meteor showers may have seeded the Earth with ingredients that made life possible. All known meteor showers are identified, accompanied by fascinating details on the most important showers and their parent comets. The book predicts when exceptional meteor showers will occur over the next fifty years, making it a valuable resource for both amateur and professional astronomers.

Author : Steven N. Koppes
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN 13 : 9780822528616
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Killer Rocks from Outer Space written by Steven N. Koppes and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the role that collisions with meteors, comets, and asteroids have played in the history of Earth and other planets in the solar system and examines what is being done to protect Earth from future collisions.

Author : Harold R. Povenmire
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fireballs, Meteors & Meteorites written by Harold R. Povenmire and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: