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How the World Works. Materials. 1. Minerals. 2. Rock Cycle. 3. Igneous Rocks: Bowen's Reaction Series. 4. Igneous Rocks: Processes and Structures 5. Sedimentary Rocks. 6. Metamorphic Rocks. 7. Geologic Time: Relative. 8. Geologic Time: Absolute. III. Surface. 1. Glaciers. 2. Mass Wasting. 3. Wind & Deserts. 4. Running Water. 5. Groundwater. 6. Shorelines & Coasts. 7. The Sea Floor. IV. Interior. 1. Plate Tectonics: The Evidence. 2. Plate Tectonics: Plate Boundaries. 3. Earthquake Location. 4. Earthquake Mechanics. 5. Internal Structure. 6. Deformation & Mountain Building. 7. Planetary Geology. V. Into the Future.
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William K. Hartmann is known internationally as a planetary astronomer, writer, and painter. He is a Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona. His research has involved the origin and evolution of planets and studies of the surfaces of Mars, the moon, asteroids, and comets. Asteroid 3341 is named after him in recognition of this work, and in 1998 he was named first recipient of the Carl Sagan medal of the American Astronomical Society for communicating planetary science to the public. In 2002 he was awarded a medal from the European Geophysical Society for his work on planetary cratering. He has authored three other astronomy books for Thomson, Brooks-Cole, several popular astronomy books, and two novels, MARS UNDERGROUND and CITIES OF GOLD.
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1. Introduction: Planetary Science and the Cosmic Perspective. 2. The Solar System: An Overview. 3. Celestial Mechanics. 4. The Formation of Stars and Planetary Material. 5. The Formation of Planets and Satellites. 6. Meteorites and Meteoritics. 7. Interplanetary Worldlets: Asteroids and Comets. 8. Planetary Interiors. 9. Planetary Surfaces I: Petrology, Primitive Surfaces, and Cratering. 10. Planetary Surfaces II: Volcanism and Endogenic Processes of Surface Evolution. 11. Planetary Atmospheres. 12. Life: Its History and Occurrence. 13. Martian Epilogue: Applying Planetary Science on a New Frontier. Appendix: Planetary Data Table. References. Index.
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- PublisherBrooks Cole
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0534188982
- ISBN 13 9780534188986
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number3
- Number of pages510
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