Rusch, Elizabeth,

Impact! : asteroids and the science of saving the world / by Elizabeth Rusch ; photos by Karin Anderson. - pages cm. - Scientists in the field series .

An asteroid strikes -- Clues on the ground -- Blast from the past -- The death of the dinos -- Asteroid hunt! -- The search from space -- How to stop an asteroid from smashing into Earth -- What you can do! -- Learn more about asteroids and meteorites.

"Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes--and hit our planet in them, too. But what happens if a catastrophically large one approaches earth? By looking on the ground at historical asteroid craters and present-day falls, and up into space for the big ones yet to come, a wide variety of scientists are trying to figure out how to track asteroids--and how to avoid devastating impacts in the future."--

Ages 10-12. Grades 4 to 6.

ISBN: 9780544671591 (hardcover)

LCCN: 2016030626

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Asteroids
Asteroids
Meteorites
Extinction (Biology)

LC Class. No.: QB651 / .R87 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 551.3/97