Planetary Crusts: Their Composition, Origin and Evolution
- ISBN-10
- 0521841860
- ISBN-13
- 9780521841863
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 378
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- S. Ross Taylor, Scott McLennan
Description
This comprehensive reference volume surveys the development of crusts on solid planets and satellites in the solar system.
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