Rain Of Iron And Ice: The Very Real Threat Of Comet And Asteroid Bombardment
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Rain Of Iron And Ice: The Very Real Threat Of Comet And Asteroid Bombardment
By (Author) John Lewis
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Perseus Books
25th April 1997
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Solar system: the Sun and planets
Palaeontology
The Earth: natural history: general interest
523.5
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 157mm, Height 228mm, Spine 16mm
378g
Description
Rain of Iron and Ice shows us the unmistakable evidencefrom spaceprobe flybys of the planets to the scars on our own Earthof cataclysmic comet and asteroid impacts. By comparing what we know about the earths geology and paleontology with the ages of the other planets and moons in our solar system, Lewis makes the strongest case yet for sudden, dramatic extinctions and assesses the risks to planet Earth.
Author Bio
John S. Lewis, author of Rain of Iron and Ice, is professor of planetary sciences and codirector of the Space Engineering Research Center at the University of Arizona-Tucson. He has chaired international conferences on space resources and is a globally recognized expert on the subject.
