JON LARSEN
u003cpu003eu003cbu003eTiny pieces of space rock called micrometeorites are everywhere on Earth. u003ciu003eIn Search of Stardust u003c/iu003eshows you how to find them and keep them safe.u003c/bu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eThe solar system is a dusty place. Every day approximately 100 metric tons of cosmic dust collides with Earth, mainly in the form of micrometeorites. Most of these mineral particles (iron, nickel, etc.) are smaller than grains of sand, and they are falling down on us all the time and all over the globe. Still, little is known about these exotic extraterrestrials.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eu003ciu003eIn Search of Stardust u003c/iu003eis the first comprehensive popular science book about micrometeorites. It's also a photo documentary comprising more than 1,500 previously unpublished images: the first atlas of micrometeorites, hundreds of which are depicted here in high-resolution color microscopic photography and in scanning electron microscope imagery.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eAuthor Jon Larsen shows readers how and where to look for micrometeorites, explains the history of micrometeoritics, and offers chapters about micrometeorite formation, classification, and analysis. Thanks to Larsen's work, for the first time it is now possible for anyone to find these amazing tiny stones from space.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eFor more than a century it was believed these incredible space objects could be found only in pristine, unsullied environs like Antarctica and ocean floors. Larsen became the first to break the code and find micrometeorites in populated areas -- in fact, they can be found in the nearest rain gutter. In the book Larsen explains how anyone with a bit of inexpensive equipment can find their own micrometeorites.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eIt was recently discovered that King Tut's dagger was forged from a chunk of a meteorite. What else is made of extraterrestrial rock? Join the hunt!u003c/pu003e
