As our first step in exploring the solar system in more detail, we turn to the most familiar planet, our own Earth. In this chapter, we examine the composition and structure of our planet with its env...As our first step in exploring the solar system in more detail, we turn to the most familiar planet, our own Earth. In this chapter, we examine the composition and structure of our planet with its envelope of ocean and atmosphere. We ask how our terrestrial environment came to be the way it is today, and how it compares with other planets.
As our first step in exploring the solar system in more detail, we turn to the most familiar planet, our own Earth. In this chapter, we examine the composition and structure of our planet with its env...As our first step in exploring the solar system in more detail, we turn to the most familiar planet, our own Earth. In this chapter, we examine the composition and structure of our planet with its envelope of ocean and atmosphere. We ask how our terrestrial environment came to be the way it is today, and how it compares with other planets.
