Meteoroids

Sources of Meteors on Earth and Beyond

Galina O. Ryabova, David J. Asher, Margaret D. Campbell-Brown

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781108426718
• eBook ISBN: 9781108635264
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Astronomy & Astrophysics

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Series information
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction: Meteor Astronomy in the Twenty-First Century
• Part I Meteor Physics
• Part II Meteor Observations on the Earth
• Part III Meteors on the Moon and Planets
• Part IV Interrelations
• Part V Hazard
• Index