Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astrogeology
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Research in Planetary Materials and Geochemistry
Author: Planetary Geoscience
Author: Harry Y. McSweenPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107145384
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
The ideal textbook resource to support a one-semester capstone course in planetary processes for geoscience undergraduates.
NASA Technical Memorandum
Author: Planetary Geology
Author: Angelo Pio RossiPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 331965179X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
This book provides an up-to-date interdisciplinary geoscience-focused overview of solid solar system bodies and their evolution, based on the comparative description of processes acting on them. Planetary research today is a strongly multidisciplinary endeavor with efforts coming from engineering and natural sciences. Key focal areas of study are the solid surfaces found in our Solar System. Some have a direct interaction with the interplanetary medium and others have dynamic atmospheres. In any of those cases, the geological records of those surfaces (and sub-surfaces) are key to understanding the Solar System as a whole: its evolution and the planetary perspective of our own planet. This book has a modular structure and is divided into 4 sections comprising 15 chapters in total. Each section builds upon the previous one but is also self-standing. The sections are: Methods and tools Processes and Sources Integration and Geological Syntheses Frontiers The latter covers the far-reaching broad topics of exobiology, early life, extreme environments and planetary resources, all areas where major advancements are expected in the forthcoming decades and both key to human exploration of the Solar System. The target readership includes advanced undergraduate students in geoscience-related topics with no specific planetary science knowledge; undergraduates in other natural science domains (e.g. physics, astronomy, biology or chemistry); graduates in engineering and space systems design who want to complement their knowledge in planetary science. The authors’ backgrounds span a broad range of topics and disciplines: rooted in Earth geoscience, their expertise covers remote sensing and cartography, field mapping, impact cratering, volcanology and tectonics, sedimentology and stratigraphy exobiology and life in extreme environments, planetary resources and mining. Several generations of planetary scientists are cooperating to provide a modern view on a discipline developed from Earth during and through Space exploration.
Directory of Research Projects
Author: Tamara DickinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geochemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Space Science & Applications Notice
Author: Frontiers in Geochemistry
Author: Russell HarmonPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444329979
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 573
Book Description
This book is a contribution to the International Year of Planet Earth arising from the 33rd International Geological Congress, held in Oslo, Norway during August 2008. The first section of the book considers aspects of geochemical processes which led to the development of the solid Earth as it is today. The second portion of the book shows how the rapidly-evolving analytical tools and approaches presently used by geochemists may be used to solve emerging environmental and other societal problems. This unique collection of reviews, with contributions from a range of internationally distinguished scientists, will be invaluable reading for advanced students and others interested in the central role geochemistry in the earth sciences.
Cosmochemistry
Author: Harry McSween, JrPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108879594
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 453
Book Description
Cosmochemistry is a rapidly evolving field of planetary science and the second edition of this classic text reflects the exciting discoveries made over the past decade from new spacecraft missions. Topics covered include the synthesis of elements in stars, behaviour of elements and isotopes in the early solar nebula and planetary bodies, and compositions of extra-terrestrial materials. Radioisotope chronology of the early Solar System is also discussed, as well as geochemical exploration of planets by spacecraft, and cosmochemical constraints on the formation of solar systems. Thoroughly updated throughout, this new edition features significantly expanded coverage of chemical fractionation and isotopic analyses; focus boxes covering basic definitions and essential background material on mineralogy, organic chemistry and quantitative topics; and a comprehensive glossary. An appendix of analytical techniques and end-of-chapter review questions, with solutions available at www.cambridge.org/cosmochemistry2e, also contribute to making this the ideal teaching resource for courses on the Solar System's composition as well as a valuable reference for early career researchers.
1980 NASA Authorization
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Space Science and ApplicationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Department of Housing and Urban Development--independent Agencies Appropriations for 1987: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on HUD-Independent AgenciesPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
Book Description