Planetary Surface Processes

H. Jay Melosh (Purdue University, Indiana)

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Cambridge University Press
25 August 2011

Mathematics & Sciences; Solar system: the Sun & planets; Geological surface processes (geomorphology)

Series: Cambridge Planetary Science

Planetary Surface Processes is the first advanced textbook to cover the full range of geologic processes that shape the surfaces of planetary-scale bodies. Using a modern, quantitative approach, this book reconsiders geologic processes outside the traditional terrestrial context. It highlights processes that are contingent upon Earth's unique circumstances and processes that are universal. For example, it shows explicitly that equations predicting the velocity of a river are dependent on gravity: traditional geomorphology textbooks fail to take this into account. This textbook is a one-stop source of information on planetary surface processes, providing readers with the necessary background to interpret new data from NASA, ESA and other space missions. Based on a course taught by the author at the University of Arizona for 25 years, it is aimed at advanced students, and is also an invaluable resource for researchers, professional planetary scientists and space-mission engineers.

By: H. Jay Melosh (Purdue University Indiana)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 13
Dimensions: Height: 255mm, Width: 183mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 1.170kg
ISBN: 9780521514187
ISBN 10: 0521514185
Series: Cambridge Planetary Science
Pages: 520
Publication Date: 25 August 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

H. Jay Melosh is Distinguished Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Science at Purdue University. His principal research interests are impact cratering, planetary tectonics and the physics of earthquakes and landslides. He is a science team member of NASA's Deep Impact mission that successfully cratered comet Tempel 1 on July 4, 2005. Professor Melosh was awarded the Barringer Medal of the Meteoritical Society in 1999, the Gilbert prize of the Geological Society of America in 2001, the Hess Medal of the American Geophysical Union in 2008, and was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2003. He has published over 170 technical papers, edited two books and is the author of Impact Cratering: A Geologic Process (1988, Oxford University Press). Asteroid #8216 was named 'Melosh' in his honor.

Reviews for Planetary Surface Processes

'... an essential volume for any student of terrestrial or more exotic geology and geomorphology, and it contains a lot of fascinating nuggets for the general reader.' Spaceflight