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Impact! : asteroids and the science of saving the world / Elizabeth Rusch ; photos by Karin Anderson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Scientists in the fieldDescription: 76 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780544671591 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.3 RUS 23
LOC classification:
  • QB651 .R87 2017
Summary: "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."--
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Non Fiction MVS Library Children's Room G- Nonfiction (Juvenile) 551.3 RUS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 12/11/2023 4009168

"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.

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