Exploring Space, Exploring Earth

Exploring Space, Exploring Earth

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'OU students of Earth Sciences will find this an interesting and stimulating read.' The Open University Geological Society Journal
'... a well researched, well illustrated and a well referenced book ... I believe that the book is guaranteed to start the serious geologist looking at traditional ideas and concepts in a slightly different light.' Open University Geological Society Journal

Book Description
This book describes the impact of space flight on geology and geophysics, beginning with a foreword by Neil Armstrong, which illustrates how the exploration of space has lead us to a far deeper understanding of our own planet. Direct results from Earth-orbital missions include studies of Earth's gravity and magnetic fields. In contrast, the recognition of the economic and biological significance of impact craters on Earth is an indirect consequence of the study of the geology of other planets. The final chapter presents a new theory for the tectonic evolution of the Earth based on comparative planetology and the Gaia concept.

Exploring Space, Exploring Earth

Exploring Space, Exploring Earth,Paul D. Lowman Jr.,Neil A. Armstrong,Cambridge University Press,0521890624,Aeronautics & Astronautics,Astronautics in earth sciences,Astronomy - General,Earth Sciences - Geology,Earth sciences,Geophysics,Remote sensing,Science,Science/Mathematics,Earth sciences--Remote sensing,Science / Geology

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