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Planetary Tectonics Thomas R. Watters (Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC)

Planetary Tectonics By Thomas R. Watters (Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC)

Planetary Tectonics by Thomas R. Watters (Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC)


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This book surveys tectonic landforms on solid bodies throughout the Solar System. It discusses the properties and processes that explain the variety of structures observed, and provides methods for mapping and analysing these features. Illustrated with diagrams and spectacular planetary images, this is an essential reference volume.

Planetary Tectonics Summary

Planetary Tectonics by Thomas R. Watters (Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC)

This book describes the tectonic landforms resulting from major internal and external forces acting on the outer layers of solid bodies throughout the Solar System. It presents a detailed survey of tectonic structures at a range of length scales found on Mercury, Venus, the Moon, Mars, the outer planet satellites, and asteroids. A diverse range of models for the sources of tectonic stresses acting on silicate and icy crusts is outlined, comparing processes acting throughout the Solar System. Rheological and mechanical properties of planetary crusts and lithospheres are discussed to understand how and why tectonic stresses manifest themselves differently on various bodies. Results from fault population data are assessed in detail. The book provides methods for mapping and analysing planetary tectonic features, and is illustrated with diagrams and spectacular images returned by manned and robotic spacecraft. It forms an essential reference for researchers and students in planetary geology and tectonics.

Planetary Tectonics Reviews

...the book provides invaluable context for understanding why Earth along has plate tectonics, one of many potential tectonic endpoints. Chapters are extensively referenced, and most are well illustrated. Recommended. CHOICE

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction Thomas R. Watters and Richard A. Schultz; 2. The tectonics of Mercury Thomas R. Watters and Francis Nimmo; 3. Venus tectonics George E. McGill, Ellen R. Stofan and Suzanne E. Smrekar; 4. Lunar tectonics Thomas R. Watters and Catherine Johnson; 5. Mars tectonics Matthew P. Golombek and Roger J. Phillips; 6. Tectonics of small bodies Peter C. Thomas and Louise M. Prockter; 7. Tectonics of the outer planet satellites Geoffrey C. Collins, William B. McKinnon, Jeffrey M. Moorse, Francis Nimmo, Robert T. Pappalardo, Louise M. Prockter and Paul M. Schenk; 8. Planetary structural mapping Kenneth L. Tanaka, Robert Anderson, James M. Dohm, Vicki Hansen, George E. McGill, Robert T. Pappalardo, Richard A. Schultz and Thomas R. Watters; 9. Strength and deformation of planetary lithospheres David L. Kohlstedt and Stephen J. Mackwell; 10. Fault populations Richard A. Schultz, Roger Soliva, Chris H. Okubo and Daniel Meg; Index.

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GOR013548343
9780521749923
0521749921
Planetary Tectonics by Thomas R. Watters (Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2012-06-28
556
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