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" The Earth and the moon / "
Linda T. Elkins-Tanton.
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BL
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1003315
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b757685
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Elkins-Tanton, Linda T.
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The Earth and the moon /\ Linda T. Elkins-Tanton.
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New York :: Chelsea House,, ©2006.
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The solar system
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xxii, 233 pages, 8 pages of plates :: illustrations (some color) ;; 25 cm.
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0816051941
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: 9780816051946
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-223) and index.
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| Contents
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The Earth -- The Earth: fast facts about a planet in orbit -- Fundamental information about the Earth -- The interior of the Earth -- Moment of inertia -- The brittle crust -- The solid but moving mantle -- High-pressure experiments -- Rheology, or how solids can flow -- The solid and liquid cores -- Magnetic field -- Temperatures, pressures, and compositions -- What is pressure? -- The early evolution of the planet Earth -- Elements and isotopes -- The visible planet -- How old is the Earth's surface? -- Surface features -- Determining age from radioactive isotopes -- Volcanism -- Earthquakes -- Atmosphere, surface conditions, and weather -- Life on Earth -- Dr. Sara Seager and the search for extrasolar planets -- The moon -- The moon: fast facts about the Earth's moon in orbit -- Formation of the moon -- Formation and evolution of the moon -- Formation and crystallization of the lunar magma ocean -- Highlands -- The late heavy meteorite bombardment -- Fossa, sulci, and other terms for planetary landforms -- Basins and volcanism -- The moon's interior and surface today -- The interior -- Surface features -- Remote sensing -- The insignificant magnetic fields and atmosphere -- Water on the moon? -- Missions to the moon -- Planned missions -- Conclusions: the known and the unknown -- Appendix 1: units and measurements -- Fundamental units -- Comparisons among Kelvin, Celsius, and Fahrenheit -- Useful measures of distance -- Definitions for electricity and magnetism -- Prefixes -- Appendix 2: light, wavelength, and radiation -- Appendix 3: a list of all known moons.
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| Abstract
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Explores the relationship between the Sun and the Earth and Moon, from the point of view of a planetary scientist, examining the role of the Earth and Moon as recorders of the formation of the solar system.
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Earth (Planet), Popular works.
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Moon, Popular works.
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Earth (Planet)
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Moon.
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525
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QB631.2.E45 2006
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