| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 209 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) |
| Contents |
Born out of fire and chaos -- A clash of giants -- Wandering among the planets -- Earth's wild years -- A water Mars -- Creative destruction |
| Summary |
Drawing on the latest research, Simone Marchi describes the vital role that collisions in space have played in the formation and evolution of the solar system and inner planets. Comparing the evidence from the surfaces of our planetary neighbours, he explains the impact of these strikes on the Earth and our Moon, and on the evolution of life |
| Notes |
This edition also issued in print: 2021 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed December 15, 2023) |
| Subject |
Collisions (Astrophysics)
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Collisions (Astrophysics)
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Origin of the Solar system
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Astronomy, space & time.
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Science.
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| SUBJECT |
Solar system -- Origin.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85124548
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| Subject |
Solar system
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191925689 |
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0191925683 |
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