Doomsday Rocks from Space

By Margaret Poynter

Book Overview

What happened to the dinosaurs? Scientific evidence suggests that a giant asteroid crashed into Earth 65 million years ago, killing off the dinosaurs. This doomsday rock could have changed the course of life on Earth. What are the chances of a doomsday rock striking Earth today, destroying the world as we know it? Author Margaret Poynter investigates the science of doomsday rocks and what danger they are to us.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598452215
• ISBN13: 9781598452211
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.4" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9