The precious gift of meteorites and meteorite impact processes
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Published: |
Nova Science Publishers,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2012. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Space science, exploration and policies |
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Carrier Form: | x, 166 p.: ill., maps ; 27 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781621009399 (hardcover) 1621009394 (hardcover) |
Index Number: | P185 |
CLC: | P185.83 |
Call Number: | P185.83/B224 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Meteorites -- Types of meteorites -- Meteorite impacts -- Threat of meteorites between observation and exaggeration -- Meteorites veneration -- Iron : the celebrated offer of meteorites -- Celestial gems -- Funds from heaven -- Gems of meteorite impacts -- Mining asteroid footprints -- National monuments. |