Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress. 1. Origin and history of the earth

Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress. 1. Origin and history of the earth
Author: Hung-chen Wang
Publisher: VSP
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1997-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789067642484

This book deals with the different aspects of the symposia, ranging from, in the original order of the sessions, early history of the earth, continental accretion, coremantle differentiation, biological evolution, palaeoclimate, to interaction between the lithosphere and the hydro-atmo-biosphere.

Origin and History of the Earth

Origin and History of the Earth
Author: Hongzhen Wang
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2018-02-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1351426419

This book deals with the different aspects of the symposia, ranging from, in the original order of the sessions, early history of the earth, continental accretion, coremantle differentiation, biological evolution, palaeoclimate, to interaction between the lithosphere and the hydro-atmo-biosphere.

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.