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Planetary Seismology

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Introduction to Seismology

Part of the book series: Wissenschaft und Kultur ((WK,volume 27))

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Since the first satellite was launched by the Russians in October 1957, development has been very rapid in the exploration of outer space. This development is of great interest also in seismological research and in geophysical research in general. In this chapter, we shall consider geophysics as a whole and not just restrict ourselves to the seismological aspects. Furthermore, we shall concentrate our attention onto the moon, as this is the first heavenly body that has given any direct results in this connection.

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Båth, M. (1979). Planetary Seismology. In: Introduction to Seismology. Wissenschaft und Kultur, vol 27. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-5283-8_12

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