Impact! The Threat of Comets and Asteroids

Gerrit L. Verschuur (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

1998
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-511919-0 (ISBN)

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In this text, the author explores the catastrophic effects of comet and asteroid collisions with our planet. He goes on to look at the possibility of future collisions and the potential threat to Earth, describing what scientists are doing in preparation.

Professor of Physics at Rhodes College, Tennessee, Gerrit L. Verschuur is a noted radio astronomer and author of many articles and books popularising astronomy.

Introduction ; 1. The Killer Strikes ; 2. The Saga of the Chicxulub Crater ; 3. Solar System Debris ; 4. Something About Comets ; 5. The Birth of the Earth ; 6. The Nineteenth Century Rumblings ; 8. Comet Impacts in History ; 9. On the Edge of Extinction ; 10. Reconstructing the Crime ; 11. Death Star or Coherent Catastrophism? ; 12. Craters and Tsunamis ; 13. Offering Odds on Impact ; 14. The Great Comet Crash of 1994 ; 15. The Aftermath ; 16. The Search ; 17. Dodging the Asteroids? ; 18. Our Place in Space

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.3.1998
Zusatzinfo	numerous halftones
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 231 mm
Gewicht	363 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10	0-19-511919-3 / 0195119193
ISBN-13	978-0-19-511919-0 / 9780195119190
Zustand	Neuware