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BL
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966142
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b720512
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| Main Entry
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Kusky, Timothy M.
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| Title & Author
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Asteroids and meteorites : : catastrophic collisions with Earth /\ Timothy Kusky.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Facts on File,, ©2009.
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| Series Statement
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The hazardous Earth
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130 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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0816064695
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: 9780816064694
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-123) and index.
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| Contents
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Origin of planets, asteroids, and comets -- Orbits and compositional classification of meteorites -- Meteorite and comet impacts with Earth -- Max extinctions and catastrophies [sic] -- Hazards of impacts and mitigating the dangers of future impacts.
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| Abstract
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Part of an eight-volume set for students, this book examines asteroids, comets, and meteorites and the various consequences of their impact on Earth.
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Asteroids-- Collisions with Earth, Juvenile literature.
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Catastrophes (Geology), Juvenile literature.
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Meteorites, Juvenile literature.
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Asteroids-- Collisions with Earth.
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Catastrophes (Geology)
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Meteorites.
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Asteroids-- Collisions with Earth.
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Asteroids.
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Catastrophes (Geology)
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Meteorites.
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Meteorites.
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| Dewey Classification
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551.3/97
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| LC Classification
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QB651.K87 2009
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