Venus : The Geological Story
Editorial Reviews
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"As in any active scientific field, in Venusian geology it is difficult to pick a stopping point and say, 'This is it.' This book provides a convenient first stop." -- Science
"The reproduction of images... is among the best I've seen... The overall effect is stunning." -- Nature
"This volume, marked by its clarity and wide interests, full of up-to-date images, amounts to a bare-bones account of a whole new geology as it is unfolding. The visually based narrative by a geologist at Sheffield University not only fully surveys novel Venus, its air and rock (no liquid there save lava), it also illumines by explicit comparison the history of our own planet underfoot." -- Scientific American
"A useful introductory text for earth and planetary scientists alike." -- Times Higher Education Supplement
Book Description
In the first book on the geology of Venus to incorporate findings from the Magellan spacecraft's four-year mapping mission, Peter Cattermole introduces the reader to the strange world of Venusian landscapes--some reassuringly familiar, others spectacularly non-Earthlike, and all produced by geological processes of intriguing differences and parallels to those of Earth. Cattermole presents the latest research on Venusian plate tectonics, volcanoes, hot spots, cold spots, mountain belts, fracture zones, winds, erosion, craters, and lithosphere structure.
With nearly 150 detailed maps and dramatic, high-resolution images, some in full color, Venus: A New Geology presents state-of-the-art information in a stunning visual format. While many of the topics regarding Venusian geography remain controversial, Cattermole offers an unbiased presentation that makes clear which recent data may be subject to reinterpretation in the future. This is the definitive book on a subject of interest to scientist and nonscientist alike.
Venus : The Geological Story
Venus: The Geological Story,Peter Cattermole,The Johns Hopkins University Press,0801847877,Earth Sciences - General,Extraterrestrial Geology,Geology,Science,Science/Mathematics,Venus (Planet),Business & Economics / Labor
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