Meteorites and their Parent Planets (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

Meteorites and Their Parent Planets provides an engrossing overview of a highly interdisciplinary field--the study of extraterrestrial materials. The second edition of this successful book has been thoroughly revised, and describes the nature of meteorites, where they come from, and how they get to Earth. Meteorites offer important insights into processes in stars and in interstellar regions, the birth of our solar system, the formation and evolution of planets and smaller bodies, and the origin of life. The first edition was immensely popular with meteorite collectors, scientists and science students in many fields, as well as amateur astronomers. In this second edition all of the illustrations have been updated and improved, many sections have been expanded and modified based on discoveries in the past decade, and a new final chapter on the importance of meteorites has been added. Everyone with an interest in meteorites will want a copy of this book.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Harry Y. McSween
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	324
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-58303-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Solar system > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-58303-9
Barcode:	9780521583039

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