Meteorites - Mysterious Matter from Space

There is much to suggest that the impact of a gigantic meteorite at the end of the Cretaceous period triggered the geological catastrophe that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs, among others. If something like that happened in the geological past of the earth, then it can also occur in the future. Meteorites are also the oldest rocks on earth. They still carry "memories", so to speak, of the time when the solar system was formed. From them physical and chemical parameters of the solar nebula and the early earth can be read out. Reason enough to concern oneself with the mysterious chunks of matter from outer space and to ask: What are meteorites actually? Where are they found? What do they consist of? Where do they come from?

Ludolf Schultz and Jochen Schlüter present with this volume a generally understandable and richly illustrated introduction to the subject of meteorites. The second edition has been revised, updated and significantly expanded in scope.

Meteorites, 2nd enlarged edition
L. Schultz und J. Schlüter (2015)
Theiss-Verlag, Darmstadt
ISBN 978-3-8062-3023-9, 120 pages