The twin sister planets Venus and Earth : why are they so different? /

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Author / Creator:	Malcuit, Robert J., author.
Imprint:	Cham : Springer, 2015.
Description:	1 online resource (xix, 401 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Subject:	Geography. Geochemistry. Planetary science. Geology. Exobiology. Exobiology. Geochemistry. Geography. Geology. Planetary science. Venus (Planet) Earth (Planet) Earth (Planet) Venus (Planet) Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11091354

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ISBN:	9783319113883 3319113887 9783319113876 (print) 3319113879 (print)
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:	This book explains how it came to be that Venus and Earth,℗ℓwhile very similar in chemical composition, zonation, size and heliocentric distance from the Sun, are very different in surface environmental conditions. It is argued here that these differences can be℗ℓaccounted for℗ℓby planetoid capture processes and the subsequent evolution of the planet-satellite system. Venus captured a one-half moon-mass planetoid early in its history in the retrograde direction and underwent its ℓ́ℓfatal attraction scenarioℓ́ℓ with its satellite (Adonis). ℗ℓEarth, on the other hand, captured a moon-mass planetoid (Luna) early in its history in prograde orbit and underwent a benign estrangement scenario with its captured satellite.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9783319113876
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-11388-3

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