Target Earth: Meteorites, Asteroids, Comets, and Other Cosmic Intruders That Threaten Our Planet - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Govert Schilling, Marilyn Hedges (Translator)Publish date:2025-04-15Pages:120
Language:EnglishPublisher:MIT PressISBN-13:9780262551342ISBN-10:262551349UPC:9780262551342Book Category:Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Space Science, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Endangered SpeciesBook Topic:AstronomySize:8.10 x 5.60 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCSNF15MEJ
Target Earth: Meteorites, Asteroids, Comets, and Other Cosmic Intruders That Threaten Our Planet
An acclaimed science writer tells the story of cosmic projectiles that may be on a collision course with our Earth. The impact of an asteroid led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. Could another giant cosmic missile soon be heading our way? In Target Earth, acclaimed Dutch astronomy writer Govert Schilling provides a full account of what we know, and need to know, about all the extraterrestrial...
Language:EnglishPublisher:MIT PressISBN-13:9780262551342ISBN-10:262551349UPC:9780262551342Book Category:Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Space Science, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Endangered SpeciesBook Topic:AstronomySize:8.10 x 5.60 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCSNF15MEJ
Govert Schilling is the author of dozens of popular astronomy books, including The Elephant in the Universe and Ripples in Spacetime. His writing has received numerous awards, including the David N. Schramm Award from the American Astronomical Society. In 2007 the International Astronomical Union named the asteroid 10986 Govert in his honor.
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