Planetary Crusts : Their Composition, Origin and Evolution.
This reference volume provides an up-to-date survey of the development of crusts on solid planets and satellites in the Solar System.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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Colección: | Cambridge Planetary Science, 10.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Prologue; 1 The planets: their formation and differentiation; 2 A primary crust: the highland crust of the Moon; 3 A secondary crust: the lunar maria; 4 Mercury; 5 Mars: early differentiation and planetary composition; 6 Mars: crustal composition and evolution; 7 Venus: a twin planet to Earth?; 8 The oceanic crust of the Earth; 9 The Hadean crust of the Earth; 10 The Archean crust of the Earth; 11 The Post-Archean continental crust; 12 Composition and evolution of the continental crust.
- 13 Crusts on minor bodies14 Reflections: the elusive patterns of planetary crusts; Author index; Subject index.