Catastrophic Events Caused by Cosmic Objects

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Catastrophic Events Caused by Cosmic Objects

Author	: Vitaly Adushkin
File Size	: 49,6 Mb
Publisher	: Springer Science & Business Media
Language	: English
Release Date	: 09 October 2007
ISBN	: 9781402064524
Pages	: 357 pages

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Catastrophic Events Caused by Cosmic Objects by Vitaly Adushkin Book PDF Summary

An asteroid or comet will inevitably strike the Earth some day, and potentially cause great destruction. This volume considers hazards due to collisions with cosmic objects, particularly in light of recent investigations of impacts by the authors. Each chapter, written by an expert, contains an overview of an aspect and new findings in the field. Coverage describes and numerically estimates the main hazardous effects.

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