Spangenburg, Ray, 1939-

Meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids / Ray Spangenburg and Kit Moser. - New York : Franklin Watts, c2002. - 112 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. - Out of this world . - Out of this world (Franklin Watts, Inc.) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 101) and index.

Space rocks! -- Meteors: nature's fireworks -- Meteorites: rocks from the sky -- The great hunt -- Big impacts and earth's scars -- Meteoroids: source material -- Keeping watch -- Clues to the universe.

Explores the mysteries of rocks that travel vast distances through space, sometimes passing through Earth's atmosphere and sometimes landing on the surface.

ISBN: 0531119254

LCCN: 2002000017

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Meteors.
Meteorites.
Meteoroids.

LC Class. No.: QB741.5 / .S63 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 523.5/1