Planetary geology [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction / / Claudio Vita-Finzi and A. Dominic Fortes
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| Autore: |
Vita-Finzi Claudio
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| Titolo: |
Planetary geology [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction / / Claudio Vita-Finzi and A. Dominic Fortes
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| Pubblicazione: | Edinburgh, : Dunedin Academic Press Ltd., 2013 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (536 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 559.9 |
| Soggetto topico: | Planets - Geology |
| Altri autori: |
FortesA. Dominic
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Planetary geology |
| ISBN: | 1-903544-87-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910826695703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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