Moons and Planets
4th Edition
Published on 6. August 1998
Book
Hardback
528 pages
978-0-534-54630-4 (ISBN)
Description
This text is organized by physical topic (planetary surfaces, planetary interiors, atmosphere, and so on), which allows for comparative planetology. To show the subject as a science, rather than a group of facts, Hartmann develops general principles and applies them to various planets, demonstrating unifying processes that cause similarities and differences among worlds, from ring structure to craters to atmospheric greenhouse effects.
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
references, index
Dimensions
Height: 292 mm
Width: 222 mm
Weight
1202 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-54630-4 (9780534546304)
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Previous edition
William K. Hartmann
Moons and Planets
Book
07/1992
3rd Edition
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
€95.63
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Content
Introduction - planetary science and the cosmic perspective; the solar system - an overview; celestial mechanics; the formation of stars and planetary material; the formation of planets and satellites; meteorites and meteoritics; interplanetary worldlets - asteroids and comets; planetary interiors; planetary surfaces 1 - petrology, primitive surfaces, and cratering; planetary surfaces 2 - volcanism and endogenic processes of surface evolution; planetary atmospheres; life - its history and occurrence; Martian epilog - applying planetary science on a new frontier. Appendix: planetary data table.