4.2. The Terrestrial Planets

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Preface 5
3. Contents 7
4. 1. Introduction
5. 1.1. Historical Background 9
6. 1.2. Astronomical Observations and Astrophysical Models 11
7. 1.3. Meteorites and Space Research Results 16
8. 1.4. Reconstruction Characteristica and Relevant Processes 20
9. 2. Mechanical Properties of the Present Solar System 27
10. 3. The Nature of Preplanetary Matter
11. 3.1. Introduction 35
12. 3.2. The Origin of Solid Preplanetary MaTTER 38
13. 3.3. The Nature of Observable Preplanetary Material: Circumstellar Dust 48
14. 3.4. Meteorites and the Nature of Preplanetary Matter 49
15. 3.5. The Composition of the Cometary Silicatic Component 77
16. 3.6. Some Open Problems 79
17. 3.7. Geochemical Evidence of Early Protoplant 80
18. 4. Evolution of Planetary Bodies and their Interiors
19. 4.1. General Aspects of Planetary Evolution 84
20. 4.2. The Terrestrial Planets 88
21. 4.3. The Giant Planets 121
22. 5. Planetogonically Relevant Physical Processes and Parameters
23. 5.1. Pre-main Sequence Evolution of Circumprotostellar Matter 136
24. 5.2. Evolution towards Preplanetary Disks 162
25. 5.3. Evolution of Preplanetary Disks and Rings 190
26. 6. The Planetogonic Scenario (Summary) 214
27. References 219
28. Index 231