Colliding worlds : how cosmic encounters shaped planets and life /

Simone Marchi presents the emerging story of how cosmic collisions shaped both the solar system and our own planet, from the creation of the Moon to influencing the evolution of life on Earth. The Earth emerged out of the upheaval and chaos of massive collisions in the infancy of the solar system, m...

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Main Author:	Marchi, Simone (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Solar system > Origin. Life > Origin. Exobiology. Collisions (Astrophysics) SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy. SCIENCE / Space Science / General.