Falling Sky: The Science And History Of Meteorites And Why We Should Learn To Love Them

Ted Nield

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Language: English

Published by The Globe Pequot Publishing Group, Inc., 2011

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Did an enormous collision in the Asteroid Belt, orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter, bombard Earth with meteorites 470 million years ago? Astonishing new research suggests it did, and a revolutionary theory is emerging that this bombardment resulted in the single greatest increase in biological diversity on the planet since the origin of life. Introducing these discoveries to the general public for the first time, Ted Nield challenges the view that meteorites are bad news. Tracing the history of meteorites from the first recorded strike to the videos made routinely today, he reveals the fascinating ways in which meteorites have transformed from omens of doom to a stepping stone to Mars in twenty-first-century space exploration. The Falling Sky will shatter everything you thought you knew about one of the most terrifying forces in the universe.

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Title
Falling Sky: The Science And History Of Meteorites And Why We Should Learn To Love Them
Author
Ted Nield
Publisher
The Globe Pequot Publishing Group, Inc.
Publication year
2011
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Good
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Hardback
Language
English
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0762778288
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9780762778287

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