Asteroids, comets, and meteorites have been objects of fascination, speculation, and fear for most of recorded human history. Impacts of comets and meteorites with Earth are now recognized as the main cause for several periods of mass extinction on the planet, including termination of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago...In this book Jon Erickson brilliantly presents the reader with a fascinating and readable treatise on asteroids, comets, and meteorites. , From the Foreword by Timothy Kusky
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Asteroids, comets, and meteorites have been objects of fascination, speculation, and fear for most of recorded human history. Impacts of comets and meteorites with Earth are now recognized as the main cause for several periods of mass extinction on the planet, including termination of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago...In this book Jon Erickson brilliantly presents the reader with a fascinating and readable treatise on asteroids, comets, and meteorites. , From the Foreword by Timothy Kusky
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