TY - BOOK AU - Rusch,Elizabeth AU - Anderson,Karin TI - Impact!: asteroids and the science of saving the world T2 - Scientists in the field series SN - 9780544671591 (hardcover) AV - QB651 .R87 2017 U1 - 551.3 RUS 23 KW - Asteroids KW - Collisions with Earth KW - Juvenile literature KW - Meteorites KW - Extinction (Biology) N1 - "Asteroids--where science meets adventure"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references and index; Ages 10-12; Grades 4 to 6 N2 - "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."-- ER -