Planetary Crusts: Their Composition, Origin and Evolution

by Scott McLennan and S. Ross Taylor

Book Overview

Planetary Crusts explains how and why solid planets and satellites develop crusts. Extensively referenced and annotated, it presents a geochemical and geological survey of the crusts of the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, the asteroid Vesta, and several satellites like Io, Europa, Ganymede, Titan and Callisto. After describing the nature and formation of solar system bodies, the book presents a comparative investigation of different planetary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521142016
• ISBN13: 9780521142014
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"