Impact! : asteroids and the science of saving the world /
Rusch, Elizabeth,
Impact! : asteroids and the science of saving the world / Elizabeth Rusch ; photos by Karin Anderson. - 76 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm. - Scientists in the field series . - Scientists in the field. .
"Asteroids--where science meets adventure"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes--and hit our planet in them, too. But what happens if a catastrophically large one approaches earth? By looking on the ground at historical asteroid craters and present-day falls, and up into space for the big ones yet to come, a wide variety of scientists are trying to figure out how to track asteroids--and how to avoid devastating impacts in the future."--
Ages 10-12. Grades 4 to 6.
9780544671591 (hardcover)
2016030626
QB651 / .R87 2017
551.3 RUS
Impact! : asteroids and the science of saving the world / Elizabeth Rusch ; photos by Karin Anderson. - 76 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm. - Scientists in the field series . - Scientists in the field. .
"Asteroids--where science meets adventure"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes--and hit our planet in them, too. But what happens if a catastrophically large one approaches earth? By looking on the ground at historical asteroid craters and present-day falls, and up into space for the big ones yet to come, a wide variety of scientists are trying to figure out how to track asteroids--and how to avoid devastating impacts in the future."--
Ages 10-12. Grades 4 to 6.
9780544671591 (hardcover)
2016030626
QB651 / .R87 2017
551.3 RUS