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008			080220s2009 nyumb c b a001 0 eng
020			_a9780816064694 (alk. paper)
020			_a0816064695 (alk. paper)
040			_aAEA _cAEA _dAEA _erda
050	0	0	_aQB 651 _b.K968 2009
100	1		_aKusky, Timothy M. _915009
245	1	0	_aAsteroids and meteorites : _bcatastrophic collisions with Earth _cTimothy Kusky.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bFacts on File, _c[2009]
264			_aNew York, NY : _bFacts on File, _c[2009]
265			_aGBS
300			_a130 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c25 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490			_aThe hazardous Earth.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 119-123) and index.
505	0		_aOrigin of planets, asteroids, and comets -- Orbits and compositional classification of meteorites -- Meteorite and comet impacts with Earth -- Max extinctions and catastrophies [sic] -- Hazards of impacts and mitigating the dangers of future impacts.
520			_aPart of an eight-volume set for students, this book examines asteroids, comets, and meteorites and the various consequences of their impact on Earth.
650		0	_aAsteroids _xCollisions with Earth _vJuvenile literature. _915010
650		0	_aMeteorites _vJuvenile literature. _915011
650		0	_aCatastrophes (Geology) _vJuvenile literature. _915012
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