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020 _a9780521142014
040 _cIIT Kanpur
041 _aeng
082 _a551.13
_bT212p
100 _aTaylor, Stuart Ross
245 _aPlanetary crusts
_btheir composition, origin and evolution
_cStuart Ross Taylor and Scott M. Mclennan
260 _aCambridge
_bCambridge University Press
_c2010
300 _axxi, 378p
520 _aPlanetary 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 crusts and discusses many crustal controversies. The authors propose the theory of stochastic processes dominating crustal development, and debate the possibility of Earth-like planets existing elsewhere in the cosmos. Written by two leading authorities on the subject, this book presents an extensive survey of the scientific problems of crustal development, and is a key reference for researchers and students in geology, geochemistry, planetary science, astrobiology and astronomy.
650 _aPlanets -- Crust
650 _aPlanets -- Origin
650 _aPlanets -- Origin
700 _aMclennan, Scott M.
942 _cBK
999 _c558503
_d558503