Parallels Between Our World and its Celestial Neighbors
E-Book, Englisch, 454 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: Popular Astronomy
ISBN: 978-3-031-41360-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Through these otherworldly analogs, author-illustrator Michael Carroll teaches readers about different aspects of our own planet’s past. Our nearest cosmic neighbor, Venus, offers insights into Earth’s own young atmosphere and surface, while Saturn’s moon Titan may offer a window into the genesis of life on Earth.
Planet Earth, Past and Present
explores these and many more connections.
Original art accompanies each chapter, depicting major stages of the Earth’s evolution and providing vivid comparisons to other planets or moons. Come along on this journey through the Solar System—a journey that ultimately leads us home.
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Chapter 1: Beginnings.- Chapter 2: Asteroid belt: the impact of an uneasy relationship during the great solar system.- Chapter 3: Earth=Mercury: Earth as a molten world.- Chapter 4: Earth=Venus: Our planet as a Dante-esque oven.- Chapter 5: Earth=Titan.- Chapter 6: Earth=Mars: the “Snowball” Earth.- Chapter 7: Surrogate Earths: making homes away from home.- Chapter 8: Distant Earths: exoplanets with potential.- Chapter 9: Earth=Venus, part II: Future Earths.