Impact! : asteroids and the science of saving the world / Elizabeth Rusch ; photos by Karin Anderson.

Author/creator Rusch, Elizabeth author.
Other author Anderson, Karin (Photographer) photographer.
Format Book
PublicationBoston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017]
Copyright Date©2017
Description76 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
Subjects

SeriesScientists in the field
Scientists in the field. ^A567919
Contents An asteroid strikes -- Clues on the ground -- Blast from the past -- The death of the dinos -- Asteroid hunt! -- The search from space -- How to save the world -- What you can do! -- Learn more about asteroids and meteorites.
Abstract "Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes--and hit our planet in them, too. But what happens if a catastrophically large one approaches earth? By looking on the ground at historical asteroid craters and present-day falls, and up into space for the big ones yet to come, a wide variety of scientists are trying to figure out how to track asteroids--and how to avoid devastating impacts in the future."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 70-71) and index.
Interest age level Ages 10-12.
Interest grade level Grades 4 to 6.
Audience 1070 Lexile.
LCCN 2016030626
ISBN9780544671591 (hardcover)
ISBN0544671597 (hardcover)

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