Primitive Meteorites and Asteroids: Physical, Chemical, and Spectroscopic Observations Paving the Way to Exploration covers the physical, chemical and spectrosc

They range in size from microscopic particles to masses of many tons. The geologic diversity of asteroids and other rocky bodies of the solar system are display

A comprehensive summary of the mineralogy of all meteorite groups and the origin of their minerals.

An overview of asteroid science, summarising the astronomical and geological characteristics of asteroids, for students and researchers.

"More than forty chapters detail our current astronomical, compositional, geological, and geophysical knowledge of asteroids, as well as their unique physical p