Clark R. Chapman
Contributor
BIOGRAPHY
Senior Scientist, Department of Space Studies, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado. Coauthor of Cosmic Catastrophes; author of Planets of Rock and Ice.
Primary Contributions (5)
Dwarf planet, body, other than a natural satellite (moon), that orbits the Sun and that is, for practical purposes, smaller than the planet Mercury yet large enough for its own gravity to have rounded its shape substantially. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) adopted this category of solar…
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Publications (2)
Planets of Rock and Ice: From Mercury to the Moons of Saturn (Revised and Expanded) (1982)
Clark R. Chapman. Rev. Ed. Of: The Inner Planets. C1977. Includes Index.
Meyers Hand-lexikon, erste Haelfte (German Edition)
The Authors Discuss Such Topics As Impacts With Asteroids, The Greenhouse Effect, Nuclear Winter, Fringe Catastrophism, Supernovae And An Assessment Of Risks. (new Scientist). Prologue: Danger From The Skies -- Impacts On The Earth -- Uniformitarianism And Catastrophism -- Craters On The Moon And Mars -- Interplanetary Projectiles: Asteroids And Comets -- Death Of The Dinosaurs -- Death Stars And Comet Showers -- Nuclear Winter -- Violent Volcanoes And Mangled Moons -- Chaos -- Origin Of The Moon...
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