Meteorites and the Early Solar System II (Space Science Series) [Hardcover]

Dante S. Lauretta (Editor), Harry Y. McSween Jr. (Editor), Richard P. Binzel (Foreword)

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ISBN-10: 0816525625 | ISBN-13: 978-0816525621 | Publication Date: July 1, 2006

They range in size from microscopic particles to masses of many tons. The geologic diversity of asteroids and other rocky bodies of the solar system are displayed in the enormous variety of textures and mineralogies observed in meteorites. The composition, chemistry, and mineralogy of primitive meteorites collectively provide evidence for a wide variety of chemical and physical processes. This book synthesizes our current understanding of the early solar system, summarizing information about processes that occurred before its formation. It will be valuable as a textbook for graduate education in planetary science and as a reference for meteoriticists and researchers in allied fields worldwide.

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“Will be valuable as a textbook for graduate education in planetary science and as a reference for meteoriticists and researchers I allied fields worldwide.”—Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin

About the Author

Dante S. Lauretta is an assistant professor of Lunar and Planetary Sciences at the University of Arizona.

Harry Y. McSween is head of the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Tennessee.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 942 pages
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press (July 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816525625
• ISBN-13: 978-0816525621
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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5.0 out of 5 stars The State of the Art as of March 2006, August 18, 2006

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This review is from: Meteorites and the Early Solar System II (Space Science Series) (Hardcover)

First some definitions from Wikipedia: A METEORITE is an extraterrestrial body that survives its impact with the Earth's (or other planet's) surface without being destroyed. While in space it is called a METEOROID. When it enters the atmosphere, air resistance causes the body to heat up and emit light, thus forming a fireball, also known as a METEOR or shooting star.

This book is about meteorites, their makeup, and what we have learned from them. Some 88 authors from nine countries have contributed to the writing. This book describes the state of the art as known to science as of March 2006 when the book was finally put to bed. It is suitable as a graduate level text and a reference for meteoriticists and other researchers in allied fields.

The study of meteorites is a fairly new science. It is only in the last century or so that people realized that rocks could fall from the heavens. In that time scientists have come to realize that these rocks, coming from outside the Earth provide a unique insite to exterrestrial situations including the birth of the solar system.