The Miami Valley School Library

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