meteorites

An introduction to meteorites, including what they are, where they come from, and what they tell us about our solar system; and also includes the history of the study of meteorites and information on key meteorite falls.

A photographic exploration of meteorites, explaining where they come from, what they are made of, how and when they were formed, and what has been learned about Earth and space from the study of meteorites.

A huge meteorite describes how it lay half-buried in Greenland for centuries until it is finally excavated by members of a Peary expedition.

Examines the physical characteristics and conditions of comets, asteroids, and meteorites, describing their position and movements in relation to the sun and planets and surveying humanity's attempts to penetrate their mysteries.

A brief description of asteroids, comets, and meteorites, what they look like and how they move.

Provides information about asteroids, comets, and meteorites, discussing the origins of the universe, the galaxies, and the solar system, looking at the creation of Earth, the moon, and the beginnings of life, and examining various aspects of meteors, meteorites, comets, and asteroids, and their effects on Earth and other planets.

Describes what meteors and micrometeors are, and describes the different types of meteorites, including lunar and martian meteorites, and how meteorites form craters.

Provides an introduction to comets, covering where they come from, how they travel, their importance to astronomers, as well as their relationship to meteor showers.

Simple text and illustrations present interesting facts about space rocks, comets, asteroids, meteorites.

Fourteen-year-old Brady and his cousin Quinn love extreme sports, but nothing could prepare them for the aftermath of Brady's close encounter with a meteorite after it crashes into his Black Hills, South Dakota, bedroom.