Mining the Sky Untold Riches From the Asteroids, Comets, and Planets

s and the pollution of earth, uncountable dollars worth of metals, fuels, and life-sustaining substances await in nearby space. In this book, noted planetary scientist John S. Lewis reveals that vast amounts of these important substances are locked away--for now--in the asteroids, comets, and planets of our own solar system. Photos.

About the author

John S. Lewis, author of Rain of Iron and Ice, is professor of planetary sciences and codirector of the Space Engineering Research Center at the University of Arizona-Tucson. He has chaired international conferences on space resources and is a globally recognized expert on the subject.

Summary

"While we worry over the depletion of the earth's natural resources, the pollution of our planet, and the challenges presented by the earth's growing population, billions of dollars worth of metals, fu"

Product details

• Authors: John Lewis, John S. Lewis, Lewis John, John S. Lewi
• Publisher: Westview Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 02.09.1997
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy
• EAN: 9780201328196
• ISBN: 978-0-201-32819-6
• Dimensions (packing): 15.5 x 23 x 2 cm
• Series: Helix Book; Helix Book
• Subjects: Science: general issues; SCIENCE / General