Planet Mercury: From Pale Pink Dot to Dynamic World

by David A. Rothery

Book Overview

A new and detailed picture of Mercury is emerging thanks to NASA's MESSENGER mission that spent four years in orbit about the Sun's innermost planet. Comprehensively illustrated by close-up images and other data, the author describes Mercury's landscapes from a geological perspective: from sublimation hollows, to volcanic vents, to lava plains, to giant thrust faults. He considers what its giant core, internal structure and weird composition have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319348949
• ISBN13: 9783319348940
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"