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Meteorites

Messengers from Space

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. F. Heide
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  2. F. Wlotzka

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Mainz, Germany

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Introduction

    • F. Heide, F. Wlotzka
    Pages 1-3

  3. Fall Phenomena

    • F. Heide, F. Wlotzka
    Pages 5-95

  4. The Meteorites

    • F. Heide, F. Wlotzka
    Pages 97-168

  5. The Origin and Formation of Meteorites

    • F. Heide, F. Wlotzka
    Pages 169-201

  6. Appendix

    • F. Heide, F. Wlotzka
    Pages 203-222

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 223-233
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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 the only materials from beyond the Earth which we could take in hand and study.
This book gives a concise and up-to-date description of meteorites - fall phenomena, chemical and mineral composition, classification - as well as a discussion of their formation and origin, which also tells us the story of the formation of our Planetary System. The text is understandable for laymen and students, but can also be used as an introduction to the field for students and scientists.

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"I enjoyed reading it and will hesitate to recommend it to friends and undergraduate students who are keen to tap at the door of this exciting discipline." Meteoritics

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  • Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Mainz, Germany

    F. Wlotzka

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