Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets

The early development of life, a fundamental question for humankind, requires the presence of a suitable planetary climate. Our understanding of how habitable planets come to be begins with the worlds closest to home. Venus, Earth, and Mars differ only modestly in their mass and distance from the Sun, yet their current climates could scarcely be more divergent. Only Earth has abundant liquid water, Venus has a runaway greenhouse, and evidence for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816530599
• ISBN13: 9780816530595
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 712 Pages
• Weight: 4.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.7" x 11.3"