Chelyabinsk Superbolide

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Gorkavyi, Nick (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Dudorov, Alexander (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Taskaev, Sergey (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Popular Astronomy,
• Θέματα: Astronomy.; Planetary science.; Atmospheric sciences.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Planetary Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.

On February 15, 2013, the Chelyabinsk meteor sailed over Russian skies in a streak of light that was momentarily brighter than the Sun. The remarkable event and its subsequent shock wave were witnessed and documented by countless local residents, launching a widespread scientific expedition to gathe...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Acknowledgements
• Dedication
• Preface
• 1. Meteors, meteorites and the Chelyabinsk superbolide: main facts
• 2. A million observers of the superbolide
• 3. The fate of the fiery serpent
• 4. Meteorite rush: the collection of sky stones
• 5. The hunt for cosmic dust
• 6. Chebarkul meteorite ice hole
• 7. Underwater excavations and welcoming the Big Meteorite
• 8. Why the stone exploded
• 9. Chemical composition, structure and age of the Chelyabinsk bolide
• 10. Meteorology of the superbolide or super-experiment in the atmosphere
• 11. Dust ring around the Earth caused by the Chelyabinsk bolide
• 12. Basalt threads in the dust of the Chelyabinsk bolide: Pele's hair analog
• 13. Frequency of meteorite falls
• 14. How to protect Earth from meteoroids, asteroids and comets
• 15. The cultural aftershock of the Chelyabinsk bolide
• Appendix: The lonely Moon, double asteroids, and multiple collisions
• Index.