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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826695703321

Autore

Vita-Finzi Claudio

Titolo

Planetary geology [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction / / Claudio Vita-Finzi and A. Dominic Fortes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Dunedin Academic Press Ltd., 2013

ISBN

1-903544-87-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (536 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FortesA. Dominic

Disciplina

559.9

Soggetti

Planets - Geology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.