Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-123) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Origin of planets, asteroids, and comets -- Orbits and compositional classification of meteorites -- Meteorite and comet impacts with Earth -- Max extinctions and catastrophies [sic] -- Hazards of impacts and mitigating the dangers of future impacts.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Part of an eight-volume set for students, this book examines asteroids, comets, and meteorites and the various consequences of their impact on Earth.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Asteroids-- Collisions with Earth, Juvenile literature.