This book explains how it came to be that Venus and Earth, while very similar in chemical composition, zonation, size and heliocentric distance from the Sun, are very different in surface environmental conditions. It is argued here that these differences can be accounted for by planetoid capture processes and the subsequent evolution of the planet-satellite system. Venus captured a one-half moon-mass planetoid early in its history in the retrograde direction and underwent its "fatal attraction scenario" with its satellite (Adonis). Earth, on the other hand, captured a moon-mass planetoid (Luna) early in its history in prograde orbit and underwent a benign estrangement scenario with its captured satellite.
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"The book presents a highly detailed discussion of
the idea, which has clearly been a long-term research interest of the author. .
The book will therefore be very interesting to specialists in the field, and it
contains a wealth of detail, diagrams, many examples of computer simulations,
and many references. . The detailed Glossary will be helpful for the
non-specialist reader." (Richard McKim, The Observatory, Vol. 136 (1250),
February, 2016)
