Proceedings of the Twentieth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

Description: Many figure illustrations and a few color plates. From the preface: ''The Apollo Program heralded an unprecedented age of exploration of the solar system. Nurtured by this tremendous harvest of planetary data (the the ever-=present hunger for more) a vast, international multidisciplinary community of planetary scientists has emerged from the nucleus of pre-Apollo lunar enthusiasts. Nowhere is the record of planetary exploration and the evolution of planetary science more completely expressed than in eh 20 year history of this Proceedings series. Since its inception 20 years ago, this series ha published nearly 3000 papers documenting the stepwise scientific exploration of the solar system and the ensuing changes n the planetary community.'' Fifty papers are presented under the general headings of: Petrology and Geochemistry of the Moon; Geology of the Moon; Lunar Regolith Processes and Resources; Petrology and Geochemistry of Achondrites; Comets and Interplanetary Dust; Shock and Terrestrial Cratering; Geology of Mars; Geology of Venus. BINDNG/CONDITION: printed boards, white with red and black; owner's name stamp in four places: the front endpaper, half-title page, and the top and bottom edges of the text block, otherwise a Very Good+ book, with a Very Good dust jacket. indexes. 4to (11.25 inches tall). 591 pages. …