Super Earth Encyclopedia

210 Pages·2017·104.24 MB·English

by  John Woodward

SUPER
E A RTH
E N C Y C L O P E D I A
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E N C Y C L O P E D I A
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s m i t h s o n i a n
SUPER
E A RTH
E N C Y C L O P E D I A
AUTHOR JOHN WOODWARD
SMITHSONIAN CONSULTANT JEFFERY E. POST, PH.D.
GENERAL CONSULTANT PROFESSOR IAIN STEWART
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CONTENTS
UNIQUE FORMIDABLE FIRE AND FROZEN
EARTH FORMATIONS STEAM WORLD
08 34 72 98
EARTH IN SPACE 10 ANDES MOUNTAIN RANGE 36 KILAUEA 74 KASKAWULSH GLACIER 100
LAYERED PLANET 14 SAN ANDREAS FAULT 40 HAWAIIAN ISLAND CHAIN 78 ICE-AGE SCARS 102
DYNAMIC EARTH 16 ULURU 42 ERTA ALE 80 NORWEGIAN FJORDS 104
SPREADING RIFTS 18 MOUNT EVEREST 44 DALLOL HOT SPRINGS 82 MENDENHALL GLACIER 106
COLLISION ZONES 20 NAMIB DESERT DUNES 46 ROTORUA 84 ANTARCTICA 108
EARTHQUAKES 24 GIANT’S CAUSEWAY 48 BLACK SMOKERS 86 ICEBERGS 112
VOLCANOES 26 GRAND CANYON 50 VOLCANIC JAVA 88 FROST FLOWERS 114
SUPERHEATED WATER 28 SALAR DE UYUNI 54 MOUNT ETNA 90 LAKE BAIKAL 116
ROCKY PLANET 32 FAIRY CHIMNEYS 56 YELLOWSTONE CALDERA 94
ATACAMA DESERT 58
WHITE DESERT 60
FOREST OF KNIVES 62
GREAT RIFT VALLEY 64
MOUNT RORAIMA 68
ANTELOPE CANYON 70
Jacket Designer Mark Cavanagh Art Editors Priyansha Tuli, Meenal Goel
Illustrator Arran Lewis Assistant Art Editors Rohit Bhardwaj, Devika Khosla
Publisher Andrew Macintyre Managing Art Editor Arunesh Talapatra
Art Director Karen Self Picture Researcher Deepak Negi
Associate Publishing Director Liz Wheeler
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Managing Art Editor Owen Peyton Jones DK INDIA
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Senior Producer Anna Vallarino Assistant Editor Smita Mathur DTP Designer Sachin Gupta
Jacket Design Development Manager Sophia MTT Managing Editor Rohan Sinha Pre-Production Manager Balwant Singh
Jacket Editor Claire Gell Project Art Editor Vikas Chauhan Production Manager Pankaj Sharma
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WATER EXTREME DISASTER LIVING
WORLD WEATHER ZONES EARTH
118 144 170 188
VICTORIA FALLS 120 THUNDERSTORM 146 PHILIPPINE EARTHQUAKE 172 RAINFOREST 190
HANG SON DOONG 122 SUPERCELL 150 JAPANESE TSUNAMI 174 SAVANNA 192
AMAZON RIVER 124 TORNADO 152 POMPEII 176 DESERT 194
DEAD SEA 126 MICROBURST 154 MOUNT PINATUBO 178 TEMPERATE FOREST 196
CAÑO CRISTALES 128 HURRICANE 156 BLACK SATURDAY BOREAL FOREST 198
BUSHFIRES 182
PAMUKKALE 130 ICE STORM 160 TUNDRA 200
HURRICANE KATRINA 184
GREAT BARRIER REEF 132 FIRE DEVIL 162 MARINE HABITATS 202
SAHEL DROUGHT 186
GANGES DELTA 136 AURORA BOREALIS 164
ANGEL FALLS 138 SOUTH ASIAN MONSOON 166
GREAT BLUE HOLE 140 DUST STORM 168
LAKE NATRON 142 GLOSSARY 204
INDEX 206
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INTRODUCTION
Earth is a dramatic, dynamic planet—a
spectacular world of rock, water, air, and
life that is in a constant state of change.
Forces deep below the planet’s surface
drive slow but relentless movements of
the rocky crust, which push up mountains,
trigger earthquakes, and fuel volcanoes.
Meanwhile, the heat of the Sun sets the
atmosphere in motion, generating the wind
and rain that wear away the landscape to
create Earth’s stunning landforms.
SuperEarth gives an enthralling insight into
this fascinating natural drama. As well as
showcasing the extraordinary geological
wonders of the world, it probes deeper to
explain the making and shaping of Earth.
From the searing heat of volcanic lava on
Hawaii to the frozen wastes of Antarctica,
SuperEarth reveals our planet as a place
of jaw-dropping beauty and wonder.
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