The intriguing phenomena of the night sky are tempered by
intimidation but meantime in the held of reverence of the
apparitions observed. Current classification of meteorites suggests
that there is a gap between and within different meteorite
families. Taking into account meteoroid measurements by in situ
experiments and oblique angle hypervelocity impact studies, it is
found that the observed size distributions of lunar microcraters
usually do not represent the interplanetary meteoroid flux for
particles with the masses of minus 9 degree grams. With many more
meteorites waiting to be found in deserts and strewn fields, it is
likely that we shall uncover distinct new types, to the extent of
tiny monocomponent interstellar grains composed of a few tens of
atoms of carbon, nitrogen, iron, manganese, silicon, or radium.
With predictive knowledge in meteor showers, regarding the
'senders, ' the ambassadors of coded messages, ' the patterns, the
azimuth and timing, we would better understand the stability of our
solar system, refine the chronology of its tricks and miracles, and
develop more robust timescales for the accretion, or parent-body
processes, like aqueous alteration, metamorphism, and
differentiation. Of the books about meteorites are apparently no
end, but this particular effort is an oddity with its design to
entertain and persuade a junior reader. Through a tour with avid
travelers - father jaguar and the cub, it lands us on colorful
scenes of the annual meteor showers, accommodating us to the right
lunar phase (so the moonlight would not steal the show),
geographical location, and the month. Witnessing the fall of the
'shooting stars, ' we then find odd and conventional meteorites
with the help of various quests and tests. The spatial density of
the meteoroids is presently increasing with the time. With the
wealth of knowledge in these 'messengers' we may define the reason
our unique planet was created, the path it goes through, and the
fate it complies.
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