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Author Taylor, Stuart Ross, 1925-

Title Planetary crusts : their composition, origin and evolution / Stuart Ross Taylor and Scott M. McLennan
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 378 pages) : illustrations
Series Cambridge planetary science
Cambridge planetary science series.
Contents The planets : their formation and differentiation -- A primary crust : the highland crust of the moon -- A secondary crust : the lunar maria -- Mercury -- Mars : early differentiation and planetary composition -- Mars : crustal composition and evolution -- Venus : a twin planet to Earth? -- The oceanic crust of the Earth -- The Hadean crust of the Earth -- The Archean crust of the Earth -- The post-Archean continental crust -- Composition and evolution of the continental crust -- Crusts on minor bodies -- Reflections : the elusive patterns of planetary crusts
Summary This reference volume provides an up-to-date survey of the development of crusts on solid planets and satellites in the Solar System
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes English
Subject Planets -- Crust.
Planets -- Origin.
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
Planets -- Crust
Planets -- Origin
Kruste
Planet
Form Electronic book
Author McLennan, Scott M.
ISBN 9780511465345
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