LibGuides: 12.002: Background

Basic sources

Encyclopedia of the Solar System (online) by Torrence Johnson (Editor); Doris Breuer (Editor); Tilman Spohn (Editor)
Publication Date: 2014
Contains an extensive bibliography, providing a guide for deeper studies into broader aspects of the field and serving as an excellent entry point for graduate students aiming to broaden their study of planetary science.
Treatise on Geophysics (online) by Gerald Schubert (Editor)
Publication Date: 2015
Treatise on Geophysics, Second Edition, is a comprehensive and in-depth study of the physics of the Earth beyond what any geophysics text has provided previously.
Treatise on Geochemistry (online) by Karl K. Turekian (Editor-In-Chief); Heinrich D. Holland (Editor-In-Chief)
Publication Date: 2014
Includes the history of the atmosphere, geochemistry of mineral deposits, organic geochemistry and analytical geochemistry, meteorites, comets, and planets.

Knovel, including the Encyclopedia of Geology
Includes many sci/tech handbooks and a property search option.