In Search of Stardust
Amazing Micrometeorites and Their Terrestrial Imposters
by Jon Larsen
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Pub Date Aug 01 2017 | Archive Date Sep 14 2017
Quarto Publishing Group – Voyageur Press | Voyageur Press
Description
Tiny pieces of space rock called micrometeorites are everywhere on Earth. In Search of Stardust shows you how to find them and keep them safe.
The solar system is a dusty place. Every day approximately 100 metric tons of cosmic dust collides with Earth, mainly in the form of micrometeorites. Most of these mineral particles (iron, nickel, etc.) are smaller than grains of sand, and they are falling down on us all the time and all over the globe. Still, little is known about these exotic extraterrestrials.
In Search of Stardust is the first comprehensive popular science book about micrometeorites. It's also a photo documentary comprising more than 1,500 previously unpublished images: the first atlas of micrometeorites, hundreds of which are depicted here in high-resolution color microscopic photography and in scanning electron microscope imagery.
Author Jon Larsen shows readers how and where to look for micrometeorites, explains the history of micrometeoritics, and offers chapters about micrometeorite formation, classification, and analysis. Thanks to Larsen's work, for the first time it is now possible for anyone to find these amazing tiny stones from space.
For more than a century it was believed these incredible space objects could be found only in pristine, unsullied environs like Antarctica and ocean floors. Larsen became the first to break the code and find micrometeorites in populated areas -- in fact, they can be found in the nearest rain gutter. In the book Larsen explains how anyone with a bit of inexpensive equipment can find their own micrometeorites.
It was recently discovered that King Tut's dagger was forged from a chunk of a meteorite. What else is made of extraterrestrial rock? Join the hunt!
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780760352649 |
| PRICE | $24.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 152 |
Featured Reviews
Adam D, Librarian
A very cool collection of professional photography and scientific analysis.
Bejaka C, Reviewer
This encyclopedia of micrometeorites takes the reader through an intergalactic portal detailing not only their history but showing their formation via numerous photos taken and submitted to author Jon Larsen. Starting with how The Stardust Project came about, and for each photo, Larsen adds a very detail analysis of it's composition. This "How-To" manual can also give the steps needed to give a novice Stardust hunter, a good adventure. In addition to the clear and amazing photos and detailed descriptions, I love the fact that Larsen thanks everyone by name who has contributed to this mini textbook of the Cosmos.
Frank B, Reviewer
In Search of Stardust
By Jon Larsen
This is a fascinating little book on Micrometeorites, a subject that can fairly be described as rather obscure, it could have been a relatively dull tome for the casual reader but the Author includes such a plethora of detail on his search for these microscopic arrivals from the Cosmos and the scurrilous terrestrial imposters he has to willow out to find them that what might have been a dry read became a real page turner. The illustrations are stunning with enough text and background information to both inform and entertain. I have learned a great deal on this esoteric subject thanks to Mr Larson’s accessible and interesting writing style.
Jon S, Reviewer
This book really was interesting. It had more of an "NAS Field Guide" feel to it with the abundance of images, but was fairly short on the written text. The overall effect was that it was more of a visual identification guide to show the difference between terrestrial items and actual micrometeorites. I liked that about this book...it didn't feel like a textbook. That was what I probably found most intriguing. The suspected distribution of micrometeorites in urban areas was really interesting as well.
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