Introduction to Planetary Science The Geological Perspective /

This textbook is intended to be used in a lecture course for college students majoring in the Earth Sciences. Planetary Science provides an opportunity for these students to apply a wide range of subject matter pertaining to the Earth to the study of other planets of the solar system and their princ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Faure, Gunter (Author), Mensing, Teresa M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Subjects:
Planetary science.
Geochemistry.
Geophysics.
Mineralogy.
Astrophysics.
Planetary Science.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Urge to Explore
  • From Speculation to Understanding
  • The Planets of the Solar System
  • Life and Death of Stars
  • Origin of the Solar System
  • Earth: Model of Planetary Evolution
  • The Clockwork of the Solar System
  • Meteorites and Impact Craters
  • The Earth-Moon System
  • Mercury: Too Hot for Comfort
  • Venus; Planetary Evolution Gone Bad
  • Mars: The Little Planet that Could
  • Asteroids: Shattered Worlds
  • Jupiter: Heavy-Weight Champion
  • Galilean Satellites: Jewels of the Solar System
  • Saturn: The Beauty of Rings
  • Titan: An Ancient World in Deep Freeze
  • Uranus: What Happened Here?
  • Neptune: More Surprises
  • Pluto and Charon: The Odd Couple
  • Ice Worlds at the Outer Limit
  • Comets: Coming Inside from the Cold
  • Earth: The Cradle of Humans
  • Brown-Dwarf Stars and Extrasolar Planets.

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