Meteoroids
Sources of Meteors on Earth and Beyond
Published on 10. October 2019
Book
Hardback
318 pages
978-1-108-42671-8 (ISBN)
Description
This definitive guide provides advanced students and researchers with a detailed yet accessible overview of all of the central topics of meteor science. Leading figures from the field summarise their active research on themes ranging from the physical composition of meteoroids to the most recent optical and radar observations and ongoing theoretical developments. Crucial practical issues are also considered, such as the risk posed by meteoroids - to spacecraft, and on the ground - and future avenues of research are explored. Taking advantage of the latest dynamical models, insights are offered into meteor flight phenomena and the evolution of meteoroid streams and complexes, as well as describing the in-depth laboratory analysis of recovered material. The rapid rate of progress in twenty-first-century research makes this volume essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand how recent developments broaden our understanding of meteors, meteoroids and their origins.
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'... this book is not only beautifully produced but is also comprehensive, authoritative, accessible, specialized, and up to date. It is an excellent introduction, at an advanced-student level, to a fascinating subject, and one that still holds many mysteries.' David W. Hughes, The Observatory ''Meteoroids are small bits of rock and ice that flare into meteors (shooting stars) when they impact atmospheres ... this book showcases important recent developments. Since 2000, a revolution in dynamical studies, supported by the assembly of large data sets, has allowed researchers to correlate major meteor showers with parent bodies and improve prediction of their activity. The first lunar impact flash wasn't confirmed until 1999, but now the subject merits a chapter of its own! Nevertheless, understanding the nature and behavior of meteoroids is still constrained in many ways, especially regarding how they fragment while traversing the atmosphere. Twelve coauthored chapters are grouped into five subject-related sections: meteor physics, meteor observations on Earth, exometeors, sources of meteoroids (the longest section), and finally the hazards posed by meteoroids in space and on Earth. Written primarily for specialists, [the] chapters are exhaustively referenced ...' B. M. Simonson, ChoiceMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
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Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1112 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-42671-8 (9781108426718)
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10/2019
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Content
Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: meteor astronomy in the XXI century; References; Part I. Meteor Physics: 1. Modelling the entry of meteoroids Olga Popova, Jiri Borovicka and Margaret Campbell-Brown; 2. Physical and chemical properties of meteoroids Jiri Borovicka, Robert J. Macke, Margaret Campbell-Brown, Anny-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd, Frans J. M. Rietmeijer and Tomas Kohout; Part II. Meteor Observations on the Earth: 3. Radar observations of meteors Johan Kero, Margaret Campbell-Brown, Gunter Stober, Jorge Luis Chau, John David Mathews and Asta Pellinen-Wannberg; 4. Meteors and meteor showers as observed by optical techniques Pavel Koten, Jurgen Rendtel, Lukas Shrbeny, Peter Gural, Jiri Borovicka and Pavlo Kozak; Part III. Meteors on the Moon and Planets: 5. Extra-terrestrial meteors Apostolos Christou, Jeremie Vaubaillion, Paul Withers, Ricardo Hueso and Rosemary Killen; 6. Impact flashes of meteoroids on the moon Jose M. Madiedo, Jose L. Ortiz, Masahisa Yanagisawa, Jesus Aceituno and Francisco Aceituno; Part IV. Interrelations: 7. From parent body to meteor shower: the dynamics of meteoroid streams Jeremie Vaubaillon, Lubos Neslusan, Aswin Sekhar, Regina Rudawska and Galina O. Ryabova; 8. Asteroid-meteoroid complexes Toshihiro Kasuga and David Jewitt; 9. Minor meteor showers and the sporadic background Iwan P. Williams, Tadeusz J. Jopek, Regina Rudawska, Juraj Toth and Leonard Kornos; 10. Interstellar meteoroids Maria Hajdukova, Jr, Veerle Sterken and Paul Wiegert; Part V. Hazard: 11. The meteoroid impact hazard for spacecraft Gerhard Drolshagen and Althea Moorhead; 12. Impact hazard of large meteoroids and small asteroids Vladimir Svetsov, Valery Shuvalov, Gareth Collins and Olga Popova; Index.