Description
Book SynopsisThis book is an appealing, concise, and factual account of the chemistry of the solar system. It includes basic facts about the chemical composition of the different bodies in the solar system, the major chemical processes involved in the formation of the Sun, planets, and small objects, and the chemical processes that determine their current chemical make-up. The book summarizes compositional data but focuses on the chemical processes and where relevant, it also emphasizes comparative planetology. There are numerous informative summary tables which illustrate the similarities (or differences) that help the reader to understand the processes described. Data is presented in graphical form which is useful for identifying common features of the major processes that determine the current chemical state of the planets. The book will interest general readers with a background in chemistry who will enjoy reading about the chemical diversity of the solar system''s objects. It will serve as an
Trade Review"Overall this is a very data-rich book that I suspect many planetary scientists will find very useful on their bookshelves. The treatments of the author's specialities (elements, meteorites terrestrial and gaseous giant planets and atmosphere) are the best I have seen, and their complementary nature makes the book digestible to both the general avid reader as well as the advanced student of the discipline" * Kevin Righter NASA Johnson Space Center *
'This book is well structured, engaging and actively encourages the reader to expand on the content themselves.' 'This book is a very interesting and informative read and I am certain that it would prove useful to planetary science/cosmos courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level' -- Chris Finlay * UK Higher Phys Ed Sci Acad Cen *
Table of ContentsThe Elements in the Solar System; Meteorites; The Solar Nebula; The Bodies in the Inner Solar System; Terrestrial Atmospheric Chemistry; The Greenhouse Effect and Biogeochemical Cycles on Earth; The Outer Solar System; Appendix A Table Abundances of Nuclides in the Solar System; Appendix B Table of Average Element Concentrations in Major Chondritic Meteorite Groups; Appendix C Review of Chemical Kinetics; Subject Index
