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020			_a9781139164368 (ebook)
020			_z9780521641302 (hardback)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQB501 _b.T25 2001
082	0	0	_a523.2 _221
100	1		_aTaylor, Stuart Ross, _d1925- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aSolar system evolution : _ba new perspective : an inquiry into the chemical composition, origin, and evolution of the solar system / _cStuart Ross Taylor.
250			_aSecond edition.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2001.
300			_a1 online resource (xxiv, 460 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aThis completely rewritten new edition begins with an historical perspective of the place of the solar system in the universe. Evidence from meteorites is used to describe how the planets were formed and the giant planets are considered in the light of the discovery of new extrasolar giants. Other chapters discuss satellites, comets, centaurs, asteroids and why Pluto is not a planet. Explanations on why Earth and Venus turned out so differently, and how Mars and Mercury are the survivors of many similar bodies, are also discussed. The formation of the Moon in a giant impact leads to an assessment of the importance of collisions and impacts in the solar system. It is concluded that our solar system is the end product of many accidental and chance events. This leads to the philosophical discussion of whether planets like our Earth are likely to be found elsewhere in the universe.
650		0	_aCosmochemistry.
651		0	_aSolar system.
651		0	_aSolar system _xOrigin.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521641302
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139164368
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