@article{725270, author = {Malcuit, Robert J.,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/725270}, title = {The twin sister planets Venus and Earth why are they so different? / [electronic resource] :}, abstract = {This book explains how it came to be that Venus and Earth,℗ℓwhile very similar in chemical composition, zonation, size and heliocentric distance from the Sun, are very different in surface environmental conditions. It is argued here that these differences can be℗ℓaccounted for℗ℓby planetoid capture processes and the subsequent evolution of the planet-satellite system. Venus captured a one-half moon-mass planetoid early in its history in the retrograde direction and underwent its ℓ́ℓfatal attraction scenarioℓ́ℓ with its satellite (Adonis). ℗ℓEarth, on the other hand, captured a moon-mass planetoid (Luna) early in its history in prograde orbit and underwent a benign estrangement scenario with its captured satellite.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11388-3}, recid = {725270}, pages = {1 online resource (xix, 401 pages) :}, }