| Meteorites and the Early Solar System II Contributor(s): Lauretta, Dante S. (Editor), McSween, Harry Y. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0816525625 ISBN-13: 9780816525621 Publisher: University of Arizona Press OUR PRICE: $85.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2006 Annotation: 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 meteoriticistts and researchers in allied fields worldwide. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: 523.51 |
| LCCN: 2005036084 |
| Series: University of Arizona Space Science |
| Physical Information: 2.18" H x 8.66" W x 11.2" (5.41 lbs) 942 pages |