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Asteroids: Relics of Ancient Time
Michael K. Shepard
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Description for Asteroids: Relics of Ancient Time
hardcover. An engaging read for anyone curious about asteroids and what they may mean for our future - both as threats and opportunities. Num Pages: 368 pages, 92 b/w illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 718.
Where do asteroids come from and what are they made of? What clues do they hold about the evolution of the Solar System? Scientists have catalogued hundreds of thousands of asteroids, and many are thought to contain water and amino acids, the building blocks of life. Michael K. Shepard tells the fascinating story of their discovery, and what they can tell us about the history of our own planet. He describes how we find and study asteroids, what they look like through the eyes of powerful telescopes and spacecraft, and plans for future sample return missions. This timely book interweaves ... Read more
Where do asteroids come from and what are they made of? What clues do they hold about the evolution of the Solar System? Scientists have catalogued hundreds of thousands of asteroids, and many are thought to contain water and amino acids, the building blocks of life. Michael K. Shepard tells the fascinating story of their discovery, and what they can tell us about the history of our own planet. He describes how we find and study asteroids, what they look like through the eyes of powerful telescopes and spacecraft, and plans for future sample return missions. This timely book interweaves ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
718g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107061446
SKU
V9781107061446
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Ref
99-14
About Michael K. Shepard
Michael K. Shepard is a Professor of Geosciences at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania, specialising in radar asteroid studies. Prior to this, he worked at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. His latest research involves bouncing radar off a specific group of asteroids, the M-class, which are thought to be metal cores of ... Read more
Reviews for Asteroids: Relics of Ancient Time
'Asteroids is a timely, up-to-date and accurate account of a field of astronomy, one that is becoming ever more important to humankind. But more, it's a delight to read. [Shepard] tells the science by telling how people have done the science, and so he turns what could have been a dry assemblage of factoids into a delightful, page-turning story. I ... Read more