Meteorites
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Group Author: | ; ; |
Published: |
Firefly Books,
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Publisher Address: | Richmond Hill, Ont. Buffalo, N.Y. |
Publication Dates: | c2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | 112 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781554075157 1554075157 |
Index Number: | P185 |
CLC: | P185.83 |
Call Number: | P185.83/S644 |
Contents: |
"Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Robert Hutchison"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 108) and index. What are meteorites? -- Where are meteorites found? -- Impacts and collisions -- Sources and types of meteorites -- Comets -- Summary. Meteorites give us a unique insight into the nature of material that was present at the formation of the solar system. Learn what they are, where they came from, and what they can tell us. |