Meteorites and the Early Solar System II (University of Arizona Space Science) - Hardcover

Book 15 of 28: The University of Arizona Space Science

Lauretta, Dante S.; McSween Jr., Harry Y.

 
9780816525621: Meteorites and the Early Solar System II (University of Arizona Space Science)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0816525625 ISBN 13: 9780816525621
Publisher: University of Arizona Press, 2006

Synopsis

They range in size from microscopic particles to masses of many tons. The geologic diversity of asteroids and other rocky bodies of the solar system are displayed in the enormous variety of textures and mineralogies observed in meteorites. The composition, chemistry, and mineralogy of primitive meteorites collectively provide evidence for a wide variety of chemical and physical processes. This book synthesises our current understanding of the early solar system, summarising information about processes that occurred before its formation. It will be valuable as a textbook for graduate education in planetary science and as a reference for meteoriticists and researchers in allied fields worldwide.

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About the Author

Dante S. Lauretta is an assistant professor of Lunar and Planetary Sciences at the University of Arizona. Harry Y. McSween is head of the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Tennessee.

From the Back Cover

They range in size from microscopic particles to masses of many tons. The geologic diversity of asteroids and other rocky bodies of the solar system are displayed in the enormous variety of textures and mineralogies observed in meteorites. The composition, chemistry, and mineralogy of primitive meteorites collectively provide evidence for a wide variety of chemical and physical processes. This book synthesizes our current understanding of the early solar system, summarizing information about processes that occurred before its formation. It will be valuable as a textbook for graduate education in planetary science and as a reference for meteoriticists and researchers in allied fields worldwide.

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Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0816525625
ISBN 13 
9780816525621
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
942