Rogue Asteroids and Doomsday Comets
Rogue Asteroids and Doomsday Comets
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Summary
Could an asteroid or comet crash into the Earth and destroy life as we know it? This study investigates the facts and provides evidence of massive asteroid impacts on the Earth's surface over the centuries. It reveals, through modern astronomical observation, the many objects orbiting the Earth.
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Rogue Asteroids and Doomsday Comets by Duncan G Steel
Astronomer Duncan Steel provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to the serious science behind these predictions. Steel is a world authority on the comet hazard and member of the NASA team set up to study the problem. Here he describes all the latest findings, surveys the fascinating evidence of past impacts, and describes the bold plans proposed to divert an incoming "death star" before it strikes.
About the author DUNCAN STEEL, Ph.D., is a research astronomer at the Anglo-Australian Observatory and a research fellow at the University of Adelaide, Australia. A world-renowned authority on the comet hazard, he has served on both the Detection Committee and the Intercept Committee created by NASA to assess the threat of comet and asteroid collisions and investigate technologies to avert such impacts. He writes regularly for Sky and Space magazine.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780471308249 |
| ISBN 10 | 0471308242 |
| Title | Rogue Asteroids and Doomsday Comets |
| Author | Duncan G Steel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 1995-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |