Planetary Landscapes

by R. Greeley and Ronald Greeley

Book Overview

This introduction to planetary geology concentrates on the surface features of the planets and satellites of our Solar System. The author first discusses the primary processes that shape our planet,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0412051818
• ISBN13: 9780412051814
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Review

Took a little longer than expected to get this book. Also, it was sold under "very good" condition, though it was only in "good." I did get $5 refund for the incorrectly labeled condition. Overall, I'm satisfied with this purchase.

An excellent introductory book on planetary geology

This book is written by a world class planetary geologist. In it, he has done an excellent job of bringing together the diverse threads of the planetary geology. The book is written on an introductory level, and so the language is not so technical that a novice cannot follow it. However, it might be helpful for the reader who has no background to read another introductory text first (this would then act as an 'upper level' introductory text). The book is strewn with quarter to full page photographs from the various space missions to the planets--and indeed, it is the best illustrated introductory text available. The author does provide a good overview of all the geological processes and imaging technology in his initial chapters, which is then followed by his descriptions of the planets. Overall, this text gets a very good recommendation, and readers will find themselves engrossed in the spectacular photography for hours on end