The planet Venus
By: Mikhail Ya. Marov and David H. Grinspoon ; with translations by Tobias Owen, Natasha Levchenko, and Ronald Mastaler.
Contributors: Grinspoon, David Harry.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 442
Subjects: Venus (Planet)
Description: Shrouded by the thick clouds of a hot, dense atmosphere, the planet Venus - Earth's close neighbor in space - remained mysterious until recent decades. Today, with new data from sophisticated contemporary observatories and from Russian and American spacecraft, Venus has moved into sharper focus. This comprehensive book provides the most up-to-date and detailed analysis available of the nature of Venus.

The authors, distinguished experts in planetary science from Russia and the United States, examine all the principal aspects of Venus, with particular attention paid to the planet's formation, the development of a runaway greenhouse effect, and Venus' evolution into a planet completely different from the others in our solar system.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-432) and index.