Comet and Asteroid Impact Hazards on a Populated Earth: Computer Modeling
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Comet and Asteroid Impact Hazards explores the anticipated consequences of comet and asteroid impact. It presents the first computer simulations of the hazards of comet and asteroid bombardment of a populated Earth. Previous estimates of fatality and damage rates on the 100 to 10,000 year time scale are shown to be too low because they neglect rare, highly lethal outriders of the populations of bombarding objects, those with exceptional strength,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0124467601
ISBN13:9780124467606
Release Date:October 1999
Publisher:Academic Press
Length:200 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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Astronomy Astronomy & Astrophysics Astronomy & Space Science Comets, Meteors & Asteroids Computer Science Computers Computers & Technology Cosmology Earth Sciences Environmental Science Environmental Studies Mathematical Physics Modeling & Simulation Physics Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology TextbooksCustomer Reviews
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