BOOK

"Meteorites - Messengers from Space"
by F Heide and F Wlotzka
published by Springer-Verlag Berlin 1995
x + 231 pages

Book cover

This compact book is a translation of the 1988 German edition, which was itself a completely revised edition of the classic text written by Prof Fritz Heide in 1934.

This book describes meteorite falls, including the impact and cratering phenomena connected with giant meteorites, the mineral and chemical composition of meteorites, their classification, their age and origin, as well as their significance for the early evolution of the Solar System.

The major divisions of the book are:

Introduction
1 Fall Phenomena
2 The Meteorites
3 The Origin and Formation of Meteorites
4 Appendix
Subject Index

The book is well organised with sub-divisions that go to 5 places (eg: section 2.5.1.2.2 SNC Meteorites). It is thus easy to find specific topics. A classic short reference, although obviously lacking much later material that is now known about meteorite craters, etc.