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1 online resource (xvi, 334 pages) |
| Summary |
For many years, planetary science has been taught as part of the astronomy curriculum, from a very physics-based perspective, and from the framework of a tour of the Solar System - body by body. Over the past decades, however, spacecraft exploration and related laboratory research on extraterrestrial materials have given us a new understanding of planets and how they are shaped by geological processes. Based on a course taught at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, this is the first textbook to focus on geologic processes, adopting a comparative approach that demonstrates the similarities and differences between planets, and the reasons for these. Profusely illustrated, and with a wealth of pedagogical features, this book provides an ideal capstone course for geoscience majors - bringing together aspects of mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, volcanology, sedimentology, geomorphology, tectonics, geophysics and remote sensing |
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| Subject |
Extrasolar planets -- Remote sensing
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Extrasolar planets -- Research
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Astronomy -- Research.
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Geology -- Research.
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Planetary geographic information systems.
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Astronomy -- Research.
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Geology -- Research.
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Planetary geographic information systems.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Moersch, Jeffrey E., 1966- author.
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Burr, Devon, 1966- author.
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Dunne, William M., author
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Emery, Joshua P., author
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Kah, Linda C., author
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McCanta, Molly C., author
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| ISBN |
9781316535769 |
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1316535762 |
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