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Meteoritos invasores
Catalog Note *Meteoritos Invasores* (Invading Meteorites), issue #458 in Editorial Bruguera's "La Conquista del Espacio" (The Conquest of Space) collection, is a science-fiction novel by Ralph Barby published May 1979. The narrative follows Captain Erik Kensun and Commander Faber as they monitor a massive meteorite swarm—approximately two million rocks, each ten to thirty tons—approaching the Moon's hidden hemisphere where five human subcolonies operate. Kensun urges deployment of two MHP missiles to atomize the swarm, but pragmatic Commander Faber refuses, deeming the costly weapons unnecessary since calculations show the colony's main installation will be unaffected. Faber orders Kensun's fighter flotilla to observe and film the meteorite impact while rescue operations await. The narrative establishes background conflict with an alien species called the Witia, who have previously defeated human forces on Titan and Mars. Kensun prepares his small crew, including newly arrived female lieutenant Jessica, for reconnaissance operations.