Worlds on Fire: Volcanoes on the Earth, the Moon, Mars, Venus and IO
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Anyone who has ever thought that volcanoes and volcanism were restricted to the planet Earth should open any page of this book to discover that some of the most spectacular explosions in the Solar System are not occurring close to home. Charles Frankel provides a detailed tour that describes such volcanic landmarks as the Moon's Aristarchus plateau, Mars' tallest volcano Olympus Mons, the double-cratered Sapas Mons on Venus, and the churning lava lake of Io's Pele caldera. Illustrated with the most recent imagery from spacecraft, his volume introduces the reader to the wonders and excitement of space exploration. Charles Frankel has written on various topics in the earth sciences, including the following two of his many books: Volcanoes of the Solar System (Cambridge, 1996) and The End of Dinosaurs (Cambridge, 1999).
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521008638
ISBN13:9780521008631
Release Date:February 2009
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:388 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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a tour of our solar neighbourhood
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Unlike many other books on volcanism, this text looks at the phenomenon across the entire Solar System. A far broader approach that will appeal to many readers. Of course, the bulk of the discussion is on terrestrial volcanoes, because we have the most data on these. Then, the text talks about lunar volcanoes; all extinct, please note. But the scale gets grander when we venture to Mars. Olympus Mons is utterly massive. Nothing remotely like it on Earth. But Martian volcanoes are also thought to be extinct. Not so with Venusian and Ionian volcanoes. Especially for the latter, one of whose volcanoes was first seen in profile by a Voyager spacecraft in the 80s, spewing its innards into space. A glittering tour of our neighbourhood.
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