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Meteorites: Messengers from Space

By Prof. Dr. F. Heide , Dr. F. Wlotzka (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1995
ISBN
978-3-540-58105-5, 978-3-642-57786-4
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-57786-4
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16943697 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
233\238
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Geology; Mineralogy; AstronomyObservations and Techniques; Astrophysics and Astr

Description

Meteorites - as well as shooting stars and meteors - result from a collision of a solid body from space with our Earth, but only meteorites are able to penetrate the Earth's protective shield, the atmosphere, and fall to the Earth's surface. Before the return of lunar samples, they were the only materials from beyond the Earth which we could take in hand and study. This book gives a concise and up-to-date description of meteorites - fall phenomena, chemical and mineral composition, classification - as well as a discussion of their formation and origin, which also tells us the story of the formation of our Planetary System. The text is understandable for laymen and students, but can also be used as an introduction to the field for students and scientists.

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