Mathematical Geology and Geoinformatics

Mathematical Geology and Geoinformatics
Author: Zhao Pengda
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2021-12-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1466564415

This book presents the proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress, providing information on geological hazards map and image analytical systems, mineral resources with integrated information, phase-separation analysis, mineral reserve estimation, and geosciences and management information systems.

Geoforming Mars

Geoforming Mars
Author: Robert Malcuit
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2020-11-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030588769

This book offers an exercise in theoretical planetology, presenting five different scenarios to assess the evolution of habitable conditions on Mars to assess planetary terraforming potential and to give insight into the ongoing search for habitable exoplanets. Four of the scenarios involve Martian satellite capture models, in which gravitational capture via tidal deformation and energy dissipation processes are measured to predict a pathway of biological evolution, while the fifth scenario analyzes the possible model that led to the Mars that we have today (i.e. with no life forms). In ten chapters, readers will learn how a Mars-like terrestrial planet can be transformed into a habitable planet, and what conditions must be assessed when searching for exoplanets in a star-centered orbit to support life. The book is intended for planetologists, and general enthusiasts of planetary evolution and our solar system.