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Cosmic Impact

- Understanding the Threat to Earth from Asteroids and Comets
Af: Andrew May Engelsk Paperback

Cosmic Impact

- Understanding the Threat to Earth from Asteroids and Comets
Af: Andrew May Engelsk Paperback
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As end-of-the-world scenarios go, an apocalyptic collision with anasteroid or comet is the new kid on the block, gaining respectability only inthe last decade of the 20th century with the realisation that the dinosaurs hadbeen wiped out by just such an impact. Now the science community is making up for lost time, withworldwide efforts to track the thousands of potentially hazardous near-Earthobjects, and plans for high-tech hardware that could deflect an incoming objectfrom a collision course - a procedure depicted, with little regard forscientific accuracy, in several Hollywood movies. Astrophysicist and science writer Andrew May disentanglesfact from fiction in this fast-moving and entertaining account, covering thenature and history of comets and asteroids, the reason why some orbits are morehazardous than others, the devastating local and global effects that an impactevent would produce, and - more optimistically - the way future space missionscould avert a catastrophe.
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As end-of-the-world scenarios go, an apocalyptic collision with anasteroid or comet is the new kid on the block, gaining respectability only inthe last decade of the 20th century with the realisation that the dinosaurs hadbeen wiped out by just such an impact. Now the science community is making up for lost time, withworldwide efforts to track the thousands of potentially hazardous near-Earthobjects, and plans for high-tech hardware that could deflect an incoming objectfrom a collision course - a procedure depicted, with little regard forscientific accuracy, in several Hollywood movies. Astrophysicist and science writer Andrew May disentanglesfact from fiction in this fast-moving and entertaining account, covering thenature and history of comets and asteroids, the reason why some orbits are morehazardous than others, the devastating local and global effects that an impactevent would produce, and - more optimistically - the way future space missionscould avert a catastrophe.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 176
ISBN-13: 9781785784934
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1785784935
Kategori: Populærvidenskab
Udg. Dato: 7 feb 2019
Længde: 14mm
Bredde: 196mm
Højde: 128mm
Forlag: Icon Books
Oplagsdato: 7 feb 2019
Forfatter(e): Andrew May
Forfatter(e) Andrew May


Kategori Populærvidenskab


ISBN-13 9781785784934


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 176


Udgave


Længde 14mm


Bredde 196mm


Højde 128mm


Udg. Dato 7 feb 2019


Oplagsdato 7 feb 2019


Forlag Icon Books

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