Planetary crusts : their composition, origin and evolution / Stuart Ross Taylor and Scott M. McLennan.
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TextSeries: Cambridge planetary science series: Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009Description: xxii, 378 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780521841863; 9780521142014Subject(s): Planets -- Crust | Planets -- Origin | Planets -- Crust | Planets -- Origin | Kruste | Planet | Kruste | PlanetDDC classification: 551.1/3 LOC classification: QB603.C78 | T39 2009Other classification: RB 10115 | TG 1700 | TG 3100 | US 8000 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The planets : their formation and differentiation -- A primary crust : the highland crust of the moon -- A secondary crust : the lunar maria -- Mercury -- Mars : early differentiation and planetary composition -- Mars : crustal composition and evolution -- Venus : a twin planet to Earth? -- The oceanic crust of the Earth -- The Hadean crust of the Earth -- The Archean crust of the Earth -- The post-Archean continental crust -- Composition and evolution of the continental crust -- Crusts on minor bodies -- Reflections : the elusive patterns of planetary crusts.
This reference volume provides an up-to-date survey of the development of crusts on solid planets and satellites in the Solar System.
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