Earth and Other Planets: Geology and Space Research

by Peter Cattermole

Over the past 30 years, space probes--manned and unmanned--have provided a wealth of new information about the composition and structures of the planets of our solar system. Over the same period the study of the Earth has been revolutionized by the theory of plate tectonics. This book looks at the Earth as a very special planet in the context of these discoveries, telling what is unique about our orbiting home and what it has in common with its neighbors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195211383
• ISBN13: 9780195211382
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.4" x 11.8"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12