Peter J. Mouginis-Mark (Manoa University of Hawaii), Joseph M. Boyce (University of Hawaii)

Martian Impact Craters

A Morphological Perspective

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an analysis of impact crater morphology on Mars with spectacular images from the latest missions. It will be useful for researchers and graduate students interested in impact craters (both terrestrial and extra-terrestrial) and Mars geology, as well as planetary geologists, planetary climatologists and astrobiologists.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Planetary Science
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 286mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 736g
• ISBN-13: 9781107154919
• ISBN-10: 110715491X
• Artikelnr.: 74879312

Autorenporträt

Peter Mouginis-Mark is a planetary geomorphologist and is currently an Emeritus Researcher at the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology and the Director of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Sustainability Initiative. He specialises in impact craters and volcanoes and has published over 140 peer-reviewed research papers on these topics.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Impact Crater Formation
2. Morphology of Craters Throughout the Solar System
3. Knowing Mars
4. Fresh Crater Interiors
5. Modified Crater Interiors
6. Mars Crater Exterior Features - Major Types of Ejecta Blanket
7. Mars Crater Exterior Features - Other Ejecta Attributes
8. Ejecta Flow Features
9. Remaining Puzzles Concerning Martian Craters
Index
Appendix.