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Planetary Geology
Planetary Geology: a planetary science discipline concerned with the geology of the celestial bodies such as the planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and meteorites. Planetary geology includes such topics as determining the internal structure of the terrestrial planets, and also looks at planetary volcanism and surface processes such as impact craters, fluvial and aeolian processes. The structures of the giant planets and their moons are also examined, as is the make-up of the minor bodies of the solar system, such as asteroids, the Kuiper Belt, and comets.
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JAN 07, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Moon orbits the Earth just as the Earth orbits the Sun, but the Moon’s orbit is tidally-locked. In essence, th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 06, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons probe made history again last week after it became the first spacecraft to perform a fly-by ob ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 30, 2018Space & Astronomy
It’s only been about a month since NASA’s InSight lander touched down on the Martian surface, but it has alr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 30, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always peeking through the lenses of their fancy space telescopes to learn more about the universe aroun ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 23, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s InSight lander touched down on the Martian surface less than a month ago, and it’s already gearing up ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 12, 2018Space & Astronomy
After a two-year journey through space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 09, 2018Space & Astronomy
It’s been less than two weeks since NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and He ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 02, 2018Space & Astronomy
Following a six-month journey through space, NASA’s InSight spacecraft made a safe-and-sound landing on Mars&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 27, 2018Space & Astronomy
Humankind has sent spacecraft to a plethora of worlds in our solar system, including asteroids, comets, moons, and plane ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 27, 2018Space & Astronomy
When you think about exoplanet research, NASA’s now-retired Kepler Space Telescope comes to mind. Kepler did a lot ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 26, 2018Space & Astronomy
Filmed rocket launches have become the norm here on Earth, but most cameras are situated at ground level, either shootin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 26, 2018Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to NASA lately, then you’ve undoubtedly heard about the space agency&rsq ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 20, 2018Earth & The Environment
After searching the ice-covered lands of Greenland, scientists have discovered what appears to be a massive impact crate ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 20, 2018Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to NASA lately, then you’ve undoubtedly heard a lot about the space agen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 19, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope recently ran out of fuel, preventing it from aligning its antenna toward Earth and m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 19, 2018Space & Astronomy
Planetary scientists with NASA have spent the better part of five years analyzing the Martian surface and trying to deci ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 18, 2018Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s InSight lander arrives at Mars, it will land near the planet’s equator at Elysium Planitia. This ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 14, 2018Space & Astronomy
At six light-years away from Earth, Barnard’s Star holds the title of the second-closest stellar neighbor to our s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 13, 2018Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s New Horizons probe conducted its historic fly-by of Pluto in 2015, the American space agency received ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 07, 2018Space & Astronomy
If you followed along when NASA’s New Horizons probe flew past Pluto in July 2015, then you probably remember all ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2018Space & Astronomy
In May, an Atlas V rocket blasted off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base and lofted NASA’s InSight ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 05, 2018Space & Astronomy
Last year, Oumuamua became the first-known interstellar object to be identified by astronomers as it passed through our ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 05, 2018Space & Astronomy
In 2007, NASA launched the Dawn mission to explore the Asteroid Belt between the planets of Mars and Jupiter. The Dawn s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 04, 2018Space & Astronomy
You might think that the weather can get nasty here on Earth, but it pales in comparison to the weather on other planets ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Moon orbits the Earth just as the Earth orbits the Sun, but the Moon’s orbit is tidally-locked. In essence, th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons probe made history again last week after it became the first spacecraft to perform a fly-by ob
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
It’s only been about a month since NASA’s InSight lander touched down on the Martian surface, but it has alr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always peeking through the lenses of their fancy space telescopes to learn more about the universe aroun
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 23, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s InSight lander touched down on the Martian surface less than a month ago, and it’s already gearing up
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 12, 2018
Space & Astronomy
After a two-year journey through space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 09, 2018
Space & Astronomy
It’s been less than two weeks since NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and He
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 02, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Following a six-month journey through space, NASA’s InSight spacecraft made a safe-and-sound landing on Mars&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 27, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Humankind has sent spacecraft to a plethora of worlds in our solar system, including asteroids, comets, moons, and plane
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 27, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When you think about exoplanet research, NASA’s now-retired Kepler Space Telescope comes to mind. Kepler did a lot
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Filmed rocket launches have become the norm here on Earth, but most cameras are situated at ground level, either shootin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to NASA lately, then you’ve undoubtedly heard about the space agency&rsq
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 20, 2018
Earth & The Environment
After searching the ice-covered lands of Greenland, scientists have discovered what appears to be a massive impact crate
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 20, 2018
Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to NASA lately, then you’ve undoubtedly heard a lot about the space agen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 19, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope recently ran out of fuel, preventing it from aligning its antenna toward Earth and m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 19, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Planetary scientists with NASA have spent the better part of five years analyzing the Martian surface and trying to deci
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 18, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s InSight lander arrives at Mars, it will land near the planet’s equator at Elysium Planitia. This
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 14, 2018
Space & Astronomy
At six light-years away from Earth, Barnard’s Star holds the title of the second-closest stellar neighbor to our s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 13, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When NASA’s New Horizons probe conducted its historic fly-by of Pluto in 2015, the American space agency received
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 07, 2018
Space & Astronomy
If you followed along when NASA’s New Horizons probe flew past Pluto in July 2015, then you probably remember all
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2018
Space & Astronomy
In May, an Atlas V rocket blasted off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base and lofted NASA’s InSight
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 05, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Last year, Oumuamua became the first-known interstellar object to be identified by astronomers as it passed through our
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 05, 2018
Space & Astronomy
In 2007, NASA launched the Dawn mission to explore the Asteroid Belt between the planets of Mars and Jupiter. The Dawn s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 04, 2018
Space & Astronomy
You might think that the weather can get nasty here on Earth, but it pales in comparison to the weather on other planets
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard