Impact : how rocks from space led to life, culture, and Donkey Kong / Greg Brennecka.
A noted meteoriticist shows how meteorites have helped build our planet and influenced humanity since the start of civilization.
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
2022.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : And so it begins
- Important early meteorite strikes
- Cosmic cinema for early humans
- Humans and heavens collide
- Prognostication, panic, and scientific progress
- Ingredients for success
- Free samples from Mars
- From space to the laboratory
- Meteorite mischief and mitigation
- Modern meteorite research
- Appendices : Notes on the basics of meteorite research
- Appendix 1 : The taxonomy man cometh
- Appendix 2 : Equipment revolutions.