Derek W. G. Sears

The Origin of Chondrules and Chondrites

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

2004 summary of the ideas surrounding the origin and history of chondrules and chondrites.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 392g
• ISBN-13: 9781107402850
• ISBN-10: 1107402859
• Artikelnr.: 33622953

Autorenporträt

Derek Sears is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Arkansas and Director of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Center for Space and Planetary Sciences.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Historical introduction
2. Potential meteorite parent bodies
3. Chondrites and their main properties
4. Chondrules and their main properties
5. Theories for the origin of chondrules
6. Discussion of theories for the origin of chondrules
7. Making the chondrites: chondrule sorting and metal-silicate fractionation
8. So how far have we come and where do we go next?