Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms / / edited by Henrik Hargitai, Ákos Kereszturi

• Pubblicazione: New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2015.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1862 illus., 575 illus. in color. eReference.)
• Disciplina: 523.4
• Soggetto topico: Planetary science; Geographic information systems; Solar system; Physical geography; Planetary Science; Geographical Information System; Space Physics; Earth System Sciences
• Persona (resp. second.): HargitaiHenrik; KereszturiÁkos
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Note on the Different Conceptual Types of Entries -- Notes -- List of Acronyms, Abbreviations and Other Symbols -- Editors-in-Chief -- Editorial Board -- Contributors -- A -- `A´ā -- Ablation Hollow (Mars) -- Definition -- Category -- Synonyms -- Note -- Description -- Morphometry -- Subtypes -- Interpretation -- Formation Models -- Age -- Surface/Structural Units -- Composition -- Studied Locations -- Prominent Examples -- Distribution -- Significance -- Planetary Analog -- Terrestrial Analog -- History of Investigation -- See Also -- References -- Ablation Polygon -- Accordion Ridges -- Accublation Trough -- Aeolian Bedforms -- Aeolian Deposits -- Definition -- Subtypes -- Description -- Grain Size -- Formation -- Rates of Sediment Transport -- Composition -- Studied Locations -- Distribution -- Significance -- Terrestrial Analog -- History of Investigation of Planetary Sand Deposits -- Note -- See Also -- References -- Aeolian Dust Deposits -- Definition -- Synonyms -- Description -- Subtypes -- Formation -- Degradation -- Composition -- Distribution -- Regional Variations -- Significance -- Terrestrial Analog -- Origin of Term -- See Also -- References -- Aeolian Ridge -- Aeolian Ripple -- Definition -- Category -- Description -- Morphometry -- Ripple Wavelength -- Ripple Height -- Ripple Index -- Subtypes -- Formation -- Distribution -- Ripple Patterns -- Ripple Migration -- History of Investigation -- References -- Aeolian Sand Deposits -- Definition -- Category -- Note -- Subtypes -- Subtypes by Deposit Hierarchy -- Formation -- Composition -- Prominent Examples -- Distribution -- Regional Variations -- Terrestrial Analog -- History of Investigation -- Database -- See Also -- References -- Aeolian Sand Systems -- Aeolian Streamer -- Agglutinate Cone -- Air Fall Dust Deposit -- Aklé -- Alaskan Band. ; Alas-Like Depression -- Albedo Asymmetry -- Albedo Dichotomy or Color Dichotomy -- Definition -- Category -- Synonyms -- Formation -- Regional Variations -- Moon -- Mars -- Ganymede -- Mid-Sized Saturnian Satellites -- Iapetus -- Formation -- Europa -- Titan -- Terrestrial Analog -- History of Investigation -- Galilean Satellites -- Iapetus -- See Also -- References -- Albedo Feature -- Definition -- Variants -- IAU Definition -- Identification -- The Concepts of Albedo -- Definitions of Albedo -- Formation -- Regional Variations -- Mercury -- Venus -- Moon -- Mars -- Albedo Classes of Mars and Their Interpretation -- Phobos -- Gaspra -- Io -- Europa -- Enceladus -- Dione, Rhea -- Titan -- Significance -- Terrestrial Analog -- Alteration -- History of Investigation -- Albedo Mapping -- Albedo Features of Mars -- Albedo Features (Moons of Jupiter and Saturn) -- The Darkening Process -- Origin of Term -- IAU Descriptor Term -- See Also -- References -- Alcove-Channel-Apron -- Alcove-Channel-Apron Morphology -- Alcoved Valley -- Aligned Boulders, Organized Boulders -- Alkane Lake -- Alluvial Cone -- Alluvial Fan -- Definition -- Synonyms -- Note -- Description -- Subtypes -- Formation -- Age -- Degradation -- Surface/Structural Units -- Composition -- Distribution -- Regional Variations -- Significance -- Astrobiological Significance -- Terrestrial Analog -- History of Investigation -- Origin of Term -- Similar Landform/Subtype -- See Also -- References -- Alluvial Plain -- Alluvial Ramp -- Alphonsus-Type Dark Halo Crater -- Alveoli -- Amphitheater-Headed Valley (Mars, Earth) -- Definition -- Synonyms -- Description -- Formation/Terrestrial Analogs -- Age -- Prominent Examples on Mars -- Prominent Examples on Earth -- IAU Descriptor Term -- See Also -- References -- Amphitheater-Headed Valley (Titan) -- Definition -- Category -- Related Terms. ; Description -- Interpretation -- Formation -- Composition -- Prominent Examples -- Terrestrial Analog -- See Also -- References -- Amphitheater-Headed Valley (Venus) -- Definition -- Synonyms -- Note -- Subtypes -- Interpretation -- Formation -- Composition -- IAU Descriptor Term -- See Also -- References -- Anabranching Pattern -- Anastomosing Pattern -- Definition -- Category -- Description -- Morphometry -- Subtypes -- Formation -- Surface Units -- Composition -- Studied Locations -- Prominent Examples -- Distribution -- Regional Variations on Earth -- History of Investigation -- Origin of Term -- See Also -- References -- Anemone -- Angular Crater -- Annular Dark Mantle Deposit -- Annular Pyroclastic Deposit -- Anomalous Dome Crater -- Category -- Synonyms -- Description -- Formation -- Studied Locations -- See Also -- References -- Antidune -- Antipodal Terrain -- Definition -- Synonyms -- Description -- Formation -- Prominent Examples -- Regional Variations -- Moon, Mercury -- Vesta -- References -- Antithetic Fault -- Apron -- Aquafact -- Aquatic Impact Crater -- Arachnoid -- Definition -- Description -- Subtypes -- Formation -- Age -- Distribution -- History of Investigation -- Database -- Origin of Term -- IAU Descriptor Term -- See Also -- References -- Araneiform -- Definition -- Synonyms -- Description -- Morphometry -- Subtypes -- Formation -- Age -- Surface/Structural Units -- Composition -- Prominent Examples -- Distribution -- Significance -- Terrestrial Analog -- Database -- History of investigation -- Origin of Term -- See Also -- References -- Arcuate Lineament System -- Arcuate Ridge Set -- Definition -- Description -- Interpretation -- Formation Model -- Composition -- Prominent Examples -- Distribution -- Significance -- Terrestrial Analog -- History of Investigation -- See Also -- References -- Arcuate Ridges -- Arcuate Rille. ; Arcuate Scarp -- Arcus, [Arcus] -- Definition -- Origin of Term -- References -- Arranged Boulders -- Ash Shield -- Astrobleme -- [Astrum, Astra] -- Definition -- Origin of Term -- See Also -- References -- Asymmetric Ejecta -- Atmospheric Dust Deposit -- Atoll -- Atypical Pit Crater -- Aureole Deposit (Olympus Mons) -- Definition -- Synonyms -- Description and Morphometry -- Interpretation and Formation -- Age -- Sub-Units -- Physiographic Boundaries -- Composition -- Terrestrial Analog -- Origin of Term -- IAU Descriptor Term -- See Also -- References -- Aureole Lobes -- Avulsion Channel -- Definition -- Synonyms -- Description -- Morphometry -- Subtypes -- Formation -- Age -- Degradation -- Surface/Structural Units -- Studied Locations -- Prominent Examples -- Distribution -- Regional Variations -- Significance -- History of Investigation -- Origin of Term -- See Also -- References -- Avulsion Deposit -- B -- Bajada -- Balanced Boulder -- Balanced Rock -- Definition -- Synonyms -- Description -- Subtype by Formation Process -- Subtypes By Form -- Formation -- Age -- Degradation -- Composition -- Significance -- Terrestrial Analog -- History of Investigation -- See Also -- References -- Balanced-Fill Basin -- Ballistic Ejecta -- Band (Europa) -- Definition -- Category -- Description -- Subtypes -- Formation -- Formation Models of the Band Material -- Fast- and Slow-Spreading Models -- Degradation -- Composition -- Prominent Examples -- Significance -- Astrobiological Significance -- Terrestrial Analog -- History of Investigation -- IAU Descriptor Term -- See Also -- References -- Banded and Ridged Terrains -- Banded Terrain (Mars, Hellas) -- Definition -- Description -- Interpretation -- Formation -- Age -- Degradation -- Composition -- Distribution -- Significance -- Terrestrial Analog -- History of Investigation -- Origin of Term -- See Also. ; References -- Barchan -- Definition -- Category -- Synonyms -- Description -- Morphology and Morphometry -- Geomorphic Features of a Barchan -- Characteristic Points of the Barchan -- Internal Structure -- Subtypes -- Subtypes by Transporting Agent -- Morphological Subtypes Observed on Mars -- Formation -- Composition -- Studied Locations -- Distribution -- Origin of Term -- See Also -- References -- Barchan Chain -- Barchan Convoy Cluster -- Barchan Corridor -- Barchan String -- Barchan Train -- Barchanoid Dune -- Barchanoid Ridge -- Definition -- Category -- Synonyms -- Description -- Morphometry -- Formation -- Degradation -- Composition -- Distribution -- Terrestrial Analog -- Origin of Term -- See Also -- References -- Basal Escarpment -- Basal Hollow -- Basal Scarp (Olympus Mons, Mars) -- Definition -- Synonyms -- Description -- Morphometry -- Formation -- Age -- Degradation -- Surface/Structural Units -- Studied Locations -- Prominent Examples -- Astrobiological Significance -- Terrestrial Analog -- History of Investigation -- See Also -- References -- Basalt Column -- Basalt Organs -- Basaltic Dune -- Basaltic Ring Structure -- Definition -- Category -- Description -- Formation -- Planetary Examples -- Terrestrial Analog -- See Also -- References -- Basin -- Basin Rim -- Basketball Terrain -- Bedform -- Definition -- Description -- Morphometry/Morphology -- Subtypes -- Formation -- Distribution -- Significance -- History of Investigation -- See Also -- Related Features -- References -- Bench -- Bifacial Dune -- Bifurcation Channel -- Bilaterally Symmetric Ejecta -- Black or Dark Spider -- Blanketed Crater -- Block Slope -- Block Stream -- Blockfield (Periglacial) -- Definition -- Category -- Note -- Subtypes -- Formation -- Age -- Origin of Term -- Similar Landforms -- References -- Blocky Ejecta Blanket -- Blowout Basin -- Blowout Depression. ; Blowout Dune and Hollow.
• Sommario/riassunto: This encyclopedia provides a snapshot of our current geological knowledge on solid-surface Solar System bodies. Each entry contains information about the features’ morphology, its interpretation, proposed formation models, distribution and occurrence, planetary or terrestrial analogs, and research history. The entries are fully referenced. All image captions include original image IDs. More than 600 named planetary feature types are discussed in the encyclopedia, covering a wide range of scales--from micrometers to global scale--and also include landform types (structural or topographic features), parts of landforms, terrain types or surface textures, surface patterns, and features identified at wavelengths extending from visible to radio waves (e.g., albedo, thermal infrared, and radar features). The book covers features formed by impact, aeolian, magmatic, volcanic, tectonic, fluvial, lacustrine, marine and coastal, mass movement, sedimentary, desiccation, liquefaction, periglacial, glacial, nival, sublimation, collapse, weathering, and selective erosion or other, including complex processes. Depending on the information and formation models available, the entries have different approaches. Some of them discuss their subject from the point of view of the inferred process or origin, others are morphology or description-based. As a default, entries focus on extraterrestrial landforms, while also mentioning their proposed terrestrial analogs. Most planetary landforms are not body-specific, but some have no known terrestrial counterparts. Named historic (obsolete) landform types are also included to provide reference for previous key research papers. To make it easier to find features with related origins, the encyclopedia contains entries that list landforms based on their formative processes. It also lists body-specific features on Mercury (5 feature types), Venus (40), the Earth (13), the Moon (15), Mars (87), Io (7), Europa (17), Callisto (7), Titan (9), Triton (2), mid-sized satellites (8), and small bodies (3). Also included are entries on the 51 planetary feature descriptor terms approved by IAU. .
• Titolo autorizzato: Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms
• ISBN: 1-4614-3134-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910299422403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II