Preface; 1. The grand tour; 2. The shapes of planets and moons; 3. Strength versus gravity; 4. Tectonics; 5. Volcanism; 6. Impact cratering; 7. Regoliths, weathering and surface texture; 8. Slopes and mass movement; 9. Wind; 10. Water; 11. Ice; References; Index.
A comprehensive explanation of all geologic processes that shape planetary surfaces, for advanced students and researchers.
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.
'… 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
'Melosh is an intellectual giant … [this book] will continue to
reward the reader for decades to come. Each time I open this book,
I learn something new or at least see an old idea presented in a
way I had not thought of before … The book is a remarkable
resource, and I plan to incorporate it in my own teaching of Earth
and planetary surface processes …' Jon Pelletier, Meteoritics and
Planetary Science
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