Rocks from space
Subtitle: meteorites and meteorite hunters
By: O. Richard Norton ; illustrated by Dorothy S. Norton.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Mountain Press Pub.
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Missoula, Mont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 447
Subjects: Meteorites -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Meteorites -- Pictorial works; Asteroids -- Pictorial works; Comets -- Pictorial works
Description: This popular guide to cosmic debris introduces the fascinating world of meteorites, asteroids, 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, Second Edition, journeys into the last frontier for close-up looks at the latest astronomical discoveries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-436) and indexes.
Originally published: 1994.