In this this thrilling entry into The Scientists in the Field series, follow scientists as they search for dangerous asteroids in space, study asteroids that have crashed into the ground, and strive to prevent an asteroid strike if one ever threatens our planet.Asteroids bombard our atmosphere all the time. Some are harmless, burning up in a flash of light. But others explode with a great sonic boom, smashing windows and throwing people to the ground. Worst of all, some asteroids strike our planet, blasting out massive craters and destroying everything nearby on impact.Follow the award-winning author Elizabeth Rusch into the field with scientists as they search for dangerous asteroids in space, study asteroids that have smashed into the ground, and make plans to prevent an asteroid strike if one ever threatens our planet.
This is Book 10 in the Scientists in the Field Series. See all Scientists in the Field books here.
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Elizabeth Rusch has published more than one hundred magazine articles and is the author of a number of award-winning nonfiction titles for children, including Eruption!, The Mighty Mars Rovers, Generation Fix, Will It Blow?, The Planet Hunter, and For the Love of Music: The Remarkable Story of Maria Anna Mozart.
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