Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981conph..22..397c&link_type=abstract
Contemporary Physics, vol. 22, July-Aug. 1981, p. 397-424.
Physics
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Planetary Composition, Planetary Cores, Planetary Mantles, Planetology, Solar System, Elastic Properties, Equations Of State, Gravitational Fields, Hydrostatics, Natural Satellites, Planetary Gravitation, Planetary Structure, Planetary Temperature, Rheology, Terrestrial Planets
Scientific paper
Data from space missions combined with those from earth-based observations has made it possible to go beyond the separate study of individual planets to the study of the solar system as a composite physical system. This paper presents a broad general survey of the physics of planetary interiors in these terms, without concentrating in detail on any particular planetary body. The aim is to highlight significant areas which could repay future study, as well as to explain what is already understood. Consideration is given to the role of the atomic composition of matter, the range of sizes of planetary bodies, hydrostatic equilibrium, elastic behavior, gravitational fields, surface elevations of terrestrial planets, and thermal conditions.
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