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UNINA9910812451903321 |
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Autore |
Melosh H. J. |
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Titolo |
Planetary surface processes / / H. Jay Melosh [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-21566-8 |
1-139-12418-8 |
1-283-29832-5 |
9786613298324 |
1-139-12227-4 |
0-511-97784-0 |
1-139-11653-3 |
1-139-12719-5 |
1-139-11217-1 |
1-139-11436-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xix, 500 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge planetary science ; ; new ser., 13 |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Planets - Surfaces |
Geomorphology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. The grand tour; 2. The shapes of planets and moons; 3. Strength versus gravity; 4. Tectonics; 5. Volcanism; 6. Impact cratering; 7. Regoliths, weathering and surface texture; 8. Slopes and mass movement; 9. Wind; 10. Water; 11. Ice; References; Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Planetary Surface Processes is the first advanced textbook to cover the full range of geologic processes that shape the surfaces of planetary-scale bodies. Using a modern, quantitative approach, this book reconsiders geologic processes outside the traditional terrestrial context. It highlights processes that are contingent upon Earth's unique circumstances and processes that are universal. For example, it shows explicitly that equations predicting the velocity of a river are dependent on gravity: traditional geomorphology textbooks fail to take this into |
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