| Rocks from Space Revised and Upd Edition Contributor(s): Norton, O. Richard (Author), Norton, Dorothy S. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0878423737 ISBN-13: 9780878423736 Publisher: Mountain Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1998 Annotation: This popular guide to cosmic debris introduces the fascinating world of meteorites, astroids, comets, and impact craters. With more than 50 new photographs and updated illustrations, new and expanded appendixes, and some fun cosmic humor, "Rocks from Space, 2nd Edition" journeys into the last frontier for close-up looks at the latest astronomical discoveries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: 523.51 |
| LCCN: 97-51574 |
| Series: Astronomy |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.02" W x 9" (1.65 lbs) 447 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This popular nontechnical introduction to the fascinating world of meteorites, asteroids, comets, and impact craters is now even better With more than 50 new photographs and updated illustrations, new and expanded appendixes, and some fun cosmic humor, Rocks from Space, Second Edition, journeys into the last frontier for close-up looks at the latest astronomical discoveries. Relive the thrill of seeing Comet Hale-Bopp as it streaked through the dark sky. Watch Pathfinder bump its way across the surface of Mars--while you ponder whether life really exists on the red planet. View photos of the impact scar--twice the size of Earth-where Comet Shoemaker/Levy collided with Jupiter. And learn the latest on meteorite chemistry and classification. |
