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Some Tectonic Concepts Relevant to the Study of Rocky Exoplanets
Keith D. Putirka
We'll examine plate tectonics on Earth -- its features and forces -- and examine some concepts that may allow astronomers to ask useful questions regarding numeric models that puta…
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Exoplanet Mineralogy
Keith D. Putirka
This chapter begins with some basic concepts regarding the structure and mineralogy of rocky planets, how to read and construct ternary diagrams, and why partial melting occurs whe…