Meteorites

This is a great book for any person interested in meteorites. It has all the basics about meteorites, meteorite hunting and identification along with great photos. This book is a 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" paperback with 72 pages. See the table of contents below.

MeteoritesTable of Contents
A Few Definitions	4
Historical Background	4
Meteorite Characteristics	7
Hunting for Meteorites	9
Origin: Accretion and Impacts	11
Extraterrestrial Origin of Meteorites	12
Differentiated and Undifferentiated Meteorites	12
Classification	12
Undifferentiated Meteorites or Chondrites	13
Differentiated Meteorites	16
Achondrites	16
Iron Meteorites	17
Stony-Iron Meteorites	21
Which Meteorites come from which Asteroids?	22
The Exploration of Space	23
Meteor-Wrongs	24
The Age of Meteorites	25
Impacts: Effects and Consequences	26
Impacts in Space	27
Field of Craters in Egypt	28
Meteor Crater, Arizona (USA)	30
Rochechouart-Chassenon, France	31
Tektites	33
Impact Glass	35
Impact Breccia	36
Tunguska	37
Perseids and Leonids	38
A Few Meteorites to Dream About	38
Ensisheim	38
Allende	41
Meteorites from Mars, SNCs	43
Lunar Meteorites	45
News-Worthy Meteorites	46
The End of Dinosaurs	69
Panspermia	70
Conclusion	71
To Know More	71