Volcanoes of the Solar System
Volcanoes of the Solar System
Out of Print
Space age lunar and planetary missions offer a new and enlarged perspective on volcanism, extending our experience to features discovered beyond this planet.
Starting with Earth, Volcanoes of the Solar System takes the reader on a guided tour of the terrestrial planets and moons and their volcanic features. Lunar lava fields are seen through the eyes of the Apollo astronauts, and we are taken on an imaginary hike up the Martian slopes of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano of the Solar System. This comprehensive and lucid account of volcanoes includes over 150 photographs. The text describes the most recent data on the unique and varied volcanic features of Venus and updates our knowledge on the prodigiously active volcanoes of Io. This book is accessible to the general reader, yet includes enough detail to serve as an introduction for earth sciences students.
- Reaches out both to the general reader and to earth sciences students
- Includes the most recent volcanic data on Venus, and updates our knowledge on permanently active Io
- Includes over 150 photographs of volcanic landscapes on the Earth, Moon, Mars, Venus and Io, with detailed keys and captions
Reviews & endorsements
'Given the vast scope of the subject, it is good to have a new book that covers what we know in a readable way. Volcanoes of the Solar System is attractively presented and bang up-to-date … Frankel writes extremely well and authoritatively … At just over 200 pages, you can read and enjoy this book in a single long session - a rare and significant recommendation.' Fred Taylor, New Scientist
Product details
September 1996Hardback
9780521472012
246 pages
254 × 196 × 19 mm
0.735kg
102 b/w illus.
Unavailable - out of print July 2005
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Earth as a model
- 2. Volcanoes of Earth
- 3. An astronaut's view of the Moon
- 4. Lunar volcanism
- 5. The discovery of Mars
- 6. Martian volcanism in space and time
- 7. Venus unveiled
- 8. Magellan explores Venus
- 9. Io and the outer moons
- 10. Volcanism: a planetary perspective
- Bibliography.
