Moons and planets
Hartmann, William K.
Moons and planets - 4th - Belmont, Wadsworth Publishing Company: 1999. - xxi, 428p. : ill.
Appendix 392-395p; Bibliographical references 397-418p; Index 419-428p
This text is organized by physical topic (planetary surfaces, planetary interiors, atmosphere, and so on), which allows for comparative planetology. To show the subject as a science, rather than a group of facts, Hartmann develops general principles and applies them to various planets, demonstrating unifying processes that cause similarities and differences among worlds, from ring structure to craters to atmospheric greenhouse effects.
0534546307
Textbook
Physics
Solar System
Planetology
Moons and planets - 4th - Belmont, Wadsworth Publishing Company: 1999. - xxi, 428p. : ill.
Appendix 392-395p; Bibliographical references 397-418p; Index 419-428p
This text is organized by physical topic (planetary surfaces, planetary interiors, atmosphere, and so on), which allows for comparative planetology. To show the subject as a science, rather than a group of facts, Hartmann develops general principles and applies them to various planets, demonstrating unifying processes that cause similarities and differences among worlds, from ring structure to craters to atmospheric greenhouse effects.
0534546307
Textbook
Physics
Solar System
Planetology