Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Norton, O. Richard (Συγγραφέας), Chitwood, Lawrence A. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2008.
• Σειρά: Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Planetology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

Imagine the unique experience of being the very first person to hold a newly-found meteorite in your hand – a rock from space, older than Earth! "Weekend meteorite hunting" with magnets and metal detectors is becoming ever more popular as a pastime, but of course you can’t just walk around...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Ancient Fragments of the Solar System
• Interplanetary Dust and Meteors
• Meteorites: Fragments of Asteroids
• Meteoroids to Meteorites: Lessons in Survival
• The Family of Meteorites
• The Chondrites
• Primitive and Differentiated Meteorites: Asteroidal Achondrites
• Differentiated Meteorites: Planetary and Lunar Achondrites
• Differentiated Meteorites: The Irons
• Differentiated Meteorites: Stony-Irons
• A Gallery of Meteorwrongs
• Collecting and Analyzing Meteorites
• In the Field
• From Hand Lens to Microscope.