Impact Craters of Earth: with Selected Craters Elsewhere

Impact Craters of Earth: with Selected Craters Elsewhere
ISBN-10
1631353535
ISBN-13
9781631353536
Category
Science
Pages
63
Language
English
Published
2014-08-27
Publisher
Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
Author
Thomas Wm. Hamilton

Description

Craters have been found on planets and moons throughout the solar system, caused when asteroids or meteors have collided with them. Our Earth has not escaped these impacts, and nearly 200 craters are known on Earth today. Some are easily visited, others are in locations few would ever want to get near. This book details all the known terrestrial impact craters, telling their age, size, and other details, as well as highlighting those easily visited. One has an annual “Craterfest” to attract tourists, while it is possible to swim in lakes that have filled others.

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