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Author Zalasiewicz, J. A., author.

Title Ocean worlds : the story of seas on Earth and other planets / Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams.

Publisher New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

ISBN 9780199672882
0199672881



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Edition First edition.
Description xi, 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-286) and index.
Contents Water in the cosmos -- Ocean origins on earth -- Ocean forms -- The salt of the earth -- Moving the waters -- Life of the oceans -- Oceans in crisis -- The end of earthly oceans -- Oceans of the solar system -- Undreamed shores.
Summary In this book, geologists Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams consider the deep history of oceans, how and when they may have formed on the young Earth - topics of intense current research - how they became salty, and how they evolved through Earth history.
Subject(S) Ocean -- Popular works.
Planets -- Water.
Extrasolar planets.
Water.
Universe.
Added Name(S) Williams, Mark, 1965- author.
ISBN 9780199672882
0199672881