Planetary Tectonism across the Solar System
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Planetary Tectonism across the Solar System

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eBook - ePub

Planetary Tectonism across the Solar System

About this book

Planetary Tectonism across the Solar System, Volume Two in the Comparative Planetology series, addresses key questions surrounding planetary tectonism, such our understanding of the global contraction of Mercury, the formation of giant rift zones on Saturn's icy moons, or the tesserated terrain on Venus. The book makes connections to Earth, such as how deformation on Mercury is both similar and different, and how to apply theoretical considerations behind plate tectonics on Earth to other planets. The book offers up-to-date, accessible and comprehensive discussions on the major tectonic processes and landforms that shape and drive the evolution of planets, moons and smaller bodies. By placing a singular emphasis on comparing tectonic processes and landforms on all relevant Solar System bodies, with the explicit objective of providing a systems-level understanding of this widespread phenomenon, this book is ideal for anyone studying planetary tectonism. - Includes an introduction that places the book in the context of the larger Comparative Planetology series - Compares tectonic processes on all relevant Solar System bodies, providing a systems-level understanding of this widespread phenomenon that shapes and drives the evolution of planets, moons and smaller bodies - Features over 100 color illustrations and charts to better convey concepts - Offers additional online content, including figures, animations, videos and interviews with contributing authors

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Information

Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9780128165362
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Astronomy & Astrophysics

Table of contents

  1. Planetary Tectonism across the Solar System
  2. 1 Introduction to the volume
  3. 2 Tectonic landforms across the Solar System
  4. 3 Planetary geomechanics
  5. 4 Tectonics caused by surface loads
  6. 5 Structural signatures of shallow magma emplacement across the Solar System
  7. 6 Convection-driven tectonics
  8. 7 Tectonics driven by changes in planetary shape
  9. 8 Outlook
  10. Index

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Yes, you can access Planetary Tectonism across the Solar System by Christian Klimczak,Geoffrey C. Collins,Paul K. Byrne in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Astronomy & Astrophysics. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.