Interior structure of the Earth and planets.
Abstract
This book is a revised and extended English translation of the Russian original "Vnutrennee stroenie Zemli i planet" published in 1983 (37.003.170).Contents: Part I: Structure of the solid Earth - 1. Seismology. 2. Gravimetry. 3. Free oscillations of the Earth. 4. Magnetism and electrical conductivity of the Earth. 5. Geothermics, temperature distribution, heat flow from the Earth's interior. 6. Study of geophysical materials at high pressures. 7. A model of the Earth's interior structure. 8. Plate tectonics.Part II: Structure of the Moon and planets - 9. Structure ofthe terrestrial planets. 10. Interior structure of the giant planets.11. Interior structure of the Moon. 12. Structure of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter, Titan, and the icy satellites of Saturn.
- Publication:
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Chur
- Pub Date:
- 1986
- Bibcode:
- 1986harw.book.....Z
- Keywords:
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- Earth Planetary Structure;
- Natural Satellites;
- Planetary Cores;
- Planetary Structure;
- Geophysics;
- Gravimetry;
- Lunar Core;
- Plates (Tectonics);
- Seismology;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration