Meteorites : Messengers from Space /

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 th...

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Main Author:	Heide, F.
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Wlotzka, F.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1995.
Subjects:	Geography. Geology. Physical geography. Mineralogy. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book