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Target Earth : meteorites, asteroids, comets, and other cosmic intruders that threaten our planet / Govert Schilling ; translated by Marilyn Hedges.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schilling, Govert, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Doelwit aarde. English
- Language:
- Dutch
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Asteroids--Collisions with Earth.
- Asteroids.
- Impact craters.
- Near-Earth asteroids.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 103 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2025]
- Language Note:
- In English, translated from the Dutch.
- Summary:
- "An asteroid impact led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. Will another cosmic missile soon be heading our way? Govert Schilling offers a guide to the projectiles that have targeted our planet"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Falling debris
- Names and numbers
- Cosmic scars
- Death of the dinosaurs
- Extraterrestrial impacts
- Near misses
- The hunting season is open
- Defending the planet
- Rendezvous with the aggressor
- The flip side.
- Notes:
- Originally published in Dutch in 2022 under the title: Doelwit aarde.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Schilling, Govert. Target Earth
- ISBN:
- 9780262551342
- 0262551349
- OCLC:
- 1449674893
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