Planetary Geology: An Introduction - 3rd Edtion

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.

Info autore

Dominic Fortes is a Research Fellow at UCL, and where he has taught planetary geology for more than five years. He works on the physical properties of icy planetary materials and their role in the geology of icy satellites. Claudio Vita-Finzi taught planetary geology at University College London (UCL) for a dozen years before moving to the (London) Natural History Museum's Mineralogy Department. He works on solar history.

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Vita-Finzi Claudio, Fortes Dominic, Dominic Fortes, Claudio Vita-Finzi
• Editore: External catalogues UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.06.2023
• EAN: 9781780461045
• ISBN: 978-1-78046-104-5
• Dimensioni: 200 mm x 260 mm x 12 mm
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geologia