An asteroid or comet will inevitably strike the Earth some day, and potentially cause great destruction. This volume considers hazards due to collisions with cosmic objects, particularly in light of recent investigations of impacts by the authors. Each chapter, written by an expert, contains an overview of an aspect and new findings in the field. Coverage describes and numerically estimates the main hazardous effects.
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An asteroid or comet will inevitably strike the Earth some day, and potentially cause great destruction. This volume considers hazards due to collisions with cosmic objects, particularly in light of recent investigations of impacts by the authors. Each chapter, written by an expert, contains an overview of an aspect and new findings in the field. Coverage describes and numerically estimates the main hazardous effects.
Imprint | Springer |
Country of origin | Netherlands |
Release date | October 2010 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 2008 |
Editors | Vitaly Adushkin, Ivan Nemchinov |
Dimensions | 235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 357 |
Edition | Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008 |
ISBN-13 | 978-90-481-7644-1 |
Barcode | 9789048176441 |
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LSN | 90-481-7644-1 |