Meteoroids
Sources of Meteors on Earth and Beyond
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Part of Cambridge Planetary Science
- Editors:
- Galina O. Ryabova, Tomsk State University, Russian Federation
- David J. Asher, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
- Margaret D. Campbell-Brown, University of Western Ontario
- Date Published: October 2019
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108426718
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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.
Read more- Covers the most active ongoing research topics on meteors and meteoroids
- Contains clear and accessible descriptions of the most recent and important developments in the field
- Includes sufficient background on each topic to bring readers less familiar with meteor science up to speed
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- Date Published: October 2019
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108426718
- length: 318 pages
- dimensions: 282 x 223 x 20 mm
- weight: 1.16kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
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.
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