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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1995, 1995
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1995 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Fall Phenomena
- 1.1 Light Phenomena
- 1.2 Sound Phenomena
- 1.3 The Main Meteorite Groups
- 1.4 Effects on Landing
- 1.5 Meteorite Showers
- 1.6 Hypervelocity Impacts
- 1.7 Number and Distribution of Meteorite Falls
- 1.8 The History of Meteoritics
- 1.9 Observations of Importance for a Meteorite Fall
- 1.10 How Can a Meteorite Be Recognized
- 2 The Meteorites
- 2.1 Cosmic Dust
- 2.2 The Size of Meteorites
- 2.3 The Shape of Meteorites
- 2.4 Surface Characteristics
- 2.5 Mineralogy and Classification of Meteorites
- 2.6 The Chemical Significance of Meteorites
- 2.7 The Cosmic Abundance of the Elements
- 2.8 Isotope Anomalies
- 2.9 Organic Compounds
- 3 The Origin and Formation of Meteorites
- 3.1 Meteorite Ages
- 3.2 The Origin of Meteorites
- 3.3 The Formation of Chondrites
- 3.4 Planetesimals and the Formation of Achondrites
- 3.5 Regolith, Primordial Rare Gases, and the Solar Wind
- 3.6 The Planets
- 3.7 Conclusions
- 4 Appendix
- 4.1 Meteorite Collections and Research
- 4.2 Exchange Value of Meteorites
- 4.3 Etching of Iron Meteorites
- 4.4 Detection of Nickel
- 4.5 Meteorite Falls from 1985 Through 1993
- 4.6 Literature
- 4.7 Composition of Meteorites and the Earth’s Crust
- 5 Subject Index