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Planet Earth, past and present : parallels between our world and its celestial neighbors / Michael Carroll.

Carroll, Michael, 1955- author.
2023
QB631 .C37 2023
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Title
Planet Earth, past and present : parallels between our world and its celestial neighbors / Michael Carroll.
Author
Carroll, Michael, 1955- author.
ISBN
9783031413605 electronic book
3031413601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41360-5
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xix, 454 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-41360-5 doi
Call Number
QB631 .C37 2023
Dewey Decimal Classification
550
Summary
The Earth is not the world it once was, and it is not the world it will always be. This book describes the exciting, complex, and occasionally baffling history of our own planet. Over the course of its 4.5 billion years, Earth has undergone astonishing changes to its surface and atmosphere, at times more closely resembling other planets in our Solar System than the habitable, teeming biosphere of today. Through these otherworldly analogs, author-illustrator Michael Carroll teaches readers about different aspects of our own planets past. Our nearest cosmic neighbor, Venus, offers insights into Earths own young atmosphere and surface, while Saturns 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 Earths evolution and providing vivid comparisons to other planets or moons. Come along on this journey through the Solar Systema journey that ultimately leads us home.
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Includes index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 24, 2023).
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Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy.
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Intro
Other non-Fiction Springer Books by Michael Carroll
Springer "science and fiction" novels by Michael Carroll
Reviews of Planet Earths: Past and Present
Introduction: An opening act you won't want to miss
Acknowledgements
Contents
1: Before Earth
2: Earth=Asteroid belt: the impact of uneasy relationships during the great solar system cleanup
3: Earth=Mercury: Earth as a molten and bludgeoned world
4: Earth=Venus: Our planet as a Dante-esque oven
5: Earth=Titan: cradle of life?
6: Earth=Mars: a snowball world

7: Surrogate Earths: making homes away from home
8: Distant Earths: exoplanets with potential
9: Earth=Venus, part II: future Earth?
Appendices
Appendix A: Important Terms
Appendix B: Further reading
GENERAL PLANETARY GEOLOGY
ASTROBIOLOGY
SPECIFIC PLANETARY BODIES
EXOPLANETS
CLIMATE
LIVING ON OTHER WORLDS
Appendix C: Data for analogous planets/moons
Appendix D: Major successful missions to the terrestrial planets (including Titan), comets and asteroids
Appendix E: Supercontinents throughout Earth's History

Appendix F: Probable Causes of Major Extinction Events
Appendix G: Early Life Timeline
Appendix H: Cold epochs in Earth's History
Appendix I: Exoplanet ESI index
Appendix J: Astronomical distances/scales
Appendix K: Star types
Appendix L: Potency of greenhouse gases
Index

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