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Planetary geology : an introduction / Claudio Vita-Finzi and A. Dominic Fortes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vita-Finzi, Claudio.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Planets--Geology.
- Planets.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (536 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Dunedin Academic Press Ltd., 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In a dynamic treatment of planets of the Solar System from a unified perspective Planetary Geology deals with the origin of planetary bodies, the forces that fashion their surfaces, the rise and fall of icecaps and oceans, and the role of life in planetary history.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; 1 Planetary origins; 2 Orbits and cycles; 3 Core, mantle, crust; 4 Magnetic fields and signatures; 5 Topography and gravity; 6 Tectonics; 7 Volcanism; 8 Impacts and impactors; 9 Atmospheres; 10 Oceans and ice caps; 11 Erosion, deposition and stratigraphy; 12 Planetary biology; References; Glossary; Index; Copyright
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781903544877
- 1903544874
- OCLC:
- 854371319
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